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French bomb and strafe Remada area; halt battle; official French and Tunisian versions clash
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Nixon backs Knowland; predicts Repub sweep; Brown comments
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sends birthday greetings to Tito in conciliatory message; excerpt
1958Ronnie Black, American golfer[†]
Ronald Jay Black is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
1958Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician[†]
Arto Kalervo Bryggare is a Finnish former hurdling athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13.35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in Finland and in Nordic countries. Bryggare made Finnish history by becoming the first Finn to medal in a sprint event shorter than 400 metres.
1958Margaret Colin, American actress[†]
Margaret Colin is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Constance Spano in Independence Day, Margo Hughes on As the World Turns and as Eleanor Waldorf-Rose on Gossip Girl.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]