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Cosmonaut Pilot Major German Stephanovich Titov

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  • 1961-5-18

In the region of the landing on August 7, Pilot-cosmonaut German Stepanovich Titov thanking the girl who presented him flowers. Photo by TASS Special correspondent V. Savostyanov (August 1961)

V. Savostyanov

D. Ariyadasa

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  • 1961-5-3

Electrician.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Dharmaratne Wickremaarachchi — the Eight-Year Wonder Boy

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  • 1961-6-30

Pictured above is Dharmaratne Wickremaarachchi, the eight-year 'Wonder Boy' of Getangama, Ratnapura who correctly adds, subtracts and multiplies numbers of three digits in split seconds. (Ratnapura L. C. Cor.)

Daily Mirror

Dr. Rodrigo Sarmiento Survives the Plane Crash

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  • 1960-7-28

Dr. Rodrigo Sarmiento (centre), who was convicted for manslaughter in New York and deported, was among one of the survivors of a huge plane that ditched eleven miles off Polillo in north-east Luzon. Picture shows the convicted Filipino doctor leav...

Pan-Asia Photos

English Thoroughbred Racehorses Imported By the Ceylon Turf Club

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  • 1989-9-26

Nine English Thoroughbred Racehorses Imported By the Ceylon Turf Club, arrived in the "Clan Chisholm" yesterday. The picture shows four of the horses in their stalls on board, while a ship's officer has a word with one of them.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Francis Wanigasekera

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  • 1964-5-9

"Off to Far East" Mr. Francis Wanigasekera, the Secretary of the All-Island Small Industry Owners' Association, departed for Hong Kong and Japan in a B.O.A.C. flight yesterday. Mr. Wanigasekera who is the director (administration) of Ceylon Pins ...

Lankadeepa

Horbert Smythe with "Ghaka"

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  • 1946-4-5

Herbert Smythe with "Ghaka", an entry for this year's Grand National on April 5th.

Central Press Photos Ltd.

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