gangway noun: A passageway, especially a narrow or temporary walkway, such as a gangplank, a jet bridge, or an aisle between rows of seats. interjection: Used to tell people to clear the way.
☰Thought of the Day
"Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them." - Theodor W. Adorno, from Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life
- Charles Vanel, French actor and director (Wages of Fear), born in Rennes, France (d. 1989)
- C. Dillon Douglas, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2003)
- Doug Wright, English cricket spin bowler (34 Tests, 108 wickets; Kent), born in Sidcup, England (d. 1998)
- Melvin Van Peebles, American stage and screen actor, director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song; Sophisticated Gent), composer, and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
- Alberto Mario González, Argentine soccer forward (19 caps; Unión Española Santiago, CA Boca Juniors, Atlanta Buenos Aires), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2023)
- Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player, born in Oceanside, California
- Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist, born in Antofagasta, Chile
- Budgie [Peter Edward Clarke], English rock drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees; The Creatures), born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England
