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Pres confs with H E Stassen
Lt Gen Heusinger warns E Ger might start civil war if NATO Allies withdraw conventional forces from W Ger, confs, Washington, with Defense Dept officials
quotes from Nasser pub Philosophy of the Revolution
LONDON, July 30--Sir Anthony Eden told a cheering House of Commons today that Britain could not accept unfettered control of the Suez Canal by a single power.
TRENTON, July 30--The State Senate refused tonight to confirm the appointment of former Superior Court Judge John O. Bigelow as a member of the newly created board of governors of Rutgers University.
1956Michael Biehn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Michael Biehn is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Lt. Coffey in The Abyss (1989). His other films include The Fan (1981), The Seventh Sign (1988), Navy SEALs (1990), Tombstone (1993), The Rock (1996), Mojave Moon (1996), Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001), Clockstoppers (2002), and Planet Terror (2007). On television, he has appeared in Hill Street Blues (1984), The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000), and Adventure Inc. (2002–2003). Biehn received a Best Actor Saturn Award nomination for Aliens.
1956Bill Callahan, American football player and coach[†]
William E. Callahan is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and 2003, leading them to Super Bowl XXXVII, where the Raiders lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48–21. He was also the head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2004 to 2007 and interim head coach for the Washington Redskins in 2019. Callahan is considered to be one of the best offensive line coaches in the NFL. His son Brian Callahan is the head coach of the Titans.
1956Ron Kuby, American lawyer and radio host[†]
Ronald L. Kuby is an American criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host, and television commentator. He has hosted radio programs on WABC (AM) in New York City and Air America radio.
1956Deval Patrick, American lawyer and politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts[†]
Deval Laurdine Patrick is an American politician who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He was the first African-American Governor of Massachusetts and the first Democratic governor of the state since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991. Patrick served from 1994 to 1997 as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. He was briefly a candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
1956Lynne Rae Perkins, American author and illustrator[†]
Lynne Rae Perkins is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
1956Lynja Yamada Davis, American online celebrity chef[†]
Lynn T. Yamada Davis, mononymously better known by her online alias Lynja, was an American online celebrity chef known for her viral TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos from 2020 until her death in 2024. Praised for her quick-styled editing and references to popular internet memes, "Cooking with Lynja" accumulated over 13.9 million subscribers on YouTube and over 22 million followers on TikTok as of February 2025.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]