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nationalists riot, Meknes, on Grandval visit; 15 Moroccans killed; 30 ringleaders seized; curfew imposed; riot seen indicating backing for ben Youssef, not hostility to Grandval; Grandval deplores disorders; map
House Rules Com clears bill for vote; ignores Steed warning to ease tax sec; Repubs back Adm plan
Mayor Wagner pledges ban on unnecessary noise, NYC; awaits Police and Traffic Depts repts to see if law can be enforced without straining police manpower; Police Comr Adams opposition to proposed 10PM-6AM ban cited
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1955Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach[†]
Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.
1955Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan[†]
Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician serving as the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024, having held the same office from 2008 to 2013. He is the president of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party from December 2007 until December 2015. He is the first president born after Independence. He is the widower of twice-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018 to 2023, and in 2024.
1955Joseph Christopher, American serial killer (died 1993)[†]
Joseph Gerard Christopher was an American serial killer who gained infamy for a series of murders in the early 1980s. He is believed to have killed at least twelve African American men and boys and wounded numerous others.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]