October 1st, 1953...

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TIME Magazine: General Henri Navarre

(TIME Cover: September the 28th, 1953)

1207 - King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark (d. 1533)
1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
1730 - Richard Stockton, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
1903 - Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian pianist (d. 1989)
1910 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
1924 - James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1930 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
1959 - Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
1874-1965

for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values

United Kingdom

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