Egyptian physician and Righteous Among the Nations (died 1982)

Mohammed Helmy

Mohammed ″Mod″ Helmy was an Egyptian-German physician who was recognized by Israel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 2013, with his name being listed at Yad Vashem in the city of Jerusalem. Born in Sudan, he moved to Berlin to study medicine and was later involved in saving many Jews from being exterminated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. After World War II he was finally allowed to marry his love Emmi. In 2013 Helmy was the first Arab to be recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; his nephews were summoned by Yad Vashem to receive the honour on his behalf, but were reluctant to do so because of the Arab–Israeli conflict, though they eventually attended the ceremony at the German foreign ministry.

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1901

July 25

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april 25 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
august 10 The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
august 14 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
august 21 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.

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Walt Disney 1901–1966 American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (born 1901) Adolph Rupp 1901–1977 American basketball player and coach (born 1901) André Malraux 1901–1976 French theorist and author (born 1901) Andreas Embirikos 1901–1975 Greek poet and photographer (born 1901) Art Rooney 1901–1988 American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (born 1901) Charles Brenton Huggins 1901–1997 Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901) Claude Autant-Lara 1901–2000 French director, screenwriter, and politician (died 2000) Ed Begley 1901–1970 American actor (born 1901) Eiji Tsuburaya 1901–1970 Japanese director and producer (born 1901)

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