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September 28, 1955

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Headlines from September 28, 1955

EGYPT TO OBTAIN ARMS OF SOVIET; WEST CONCERNED; Cairo Reports to Britain Its Plan to Trade Cotton for Heavy Materiel and Jets

By Thomas J. Hamilton

Egypt to barter cotton for USSR heavy arms; Sec Dulles and Macmillan conf, NYC; issue joint statement to correct impressions that US offered Egypt arms or that GB protested such move; rept US and GB agree on arms supply policy; GB reptd seriously disturbed by deal with USSR; Nasser repts arms deal made with Czech on purely commercial basis, radio s; says US and French arms were refused because of terms; says GB offered small amt

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Notable Births

Stéphane Dion

1955Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment[†]

Stéphane Maurice Dion is a Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician who has been the Canadian ambassador to France and Monaco since 2022 and special envoy to the European Union since 2017. He was leader of the Opposition and leader of the Liberal Party from 2006 to 2008. He served in cabinets as intergovernmental affairs minister (1996–2003), environment minister (2003–2006), and foreign affairs minister (2015–2017).

1955Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa[†]

Mercy Manci is a Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa. She has participated and presented at conferences in a.o. Cameroon, Nigeria, and Italy.

Kenny Kirkland

1955Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (died 1998)[†]

Kenneth David Kirkland was an American pianist and keyboardist.

Historical Context for September 28, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]