Milestones, Jan. 3, 1972

Born. To Pierre Trudeau, 52, Prime Minister of Canada, and Margaret Trudeau, 23, daughter of former Fisheries Minister James Sinclair: their first child, a boy; in Ottawa, on Christmas Day.

Died. Joseph Revson, 66, a co-founder of the small nail-polish business that grew into Revlon, Inc.; of a heart attack; in Manhattan. "This driving, gnawing urge to win has to come from within," Joseph once said. RevIon became known for high-powered advertising campaigns and varied new products that boosted sales from $4,000 in 1932 to $371 million last year. Company Head Charles Revson's urge to win evidently proved stronger than his brother's....

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