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TWICE a year, Emperor Hirohito of Japan greets his subjects from a balcony of the Imperial Palace in the heart of Tokyo. Even these rare public appearances?on Jan. 2 and April 29, his birthday???have an atmosphere of isolation. Since 1969, when a deranged man fired a metal ball at them with a slingshot, Hirohito and Empress Nagako have been protected by a thick transparent shield. Last week, when four students invaded the palace grounds to protest the Emperor's trip to Europe, they had no idea where to locate him. When they hesitated, palace guards caught up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Hirohito: The First Gentleman | 10/4/1971 | See Source »

King George VI celebrated his 49th birthday??? by giving the first dance at Buckingham Palace since World War II began?a birthday ball with 100 invited guests and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, attending their first ball in London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 25, 1944 | 12/25/1944 | See Source »

...Birthday??? John Davison Rockefeller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 16, 1934 | 7/16/1934 | See Source »

Manhattan newsgatherers went last week, as they have gone annually for many a year, to interview Nikola Tesla on his birthday. This year it was his 71st birthday but Nikola Tesla said nothing that he had not said on his 61st birthday???or his 41st for that matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Damn Good Man | 7/25/1927 | See Source »

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