Milestones: Jul. 21, 1961

Born. To Jean Simmons, 32, hazel-eyed, British-born cinemactress, and Richard Brooks, 49, who directed her in his Oscar-winning Elmer Gantry: their first child, a daughter; in Hollywood.

Born. To Manda Jane Pearson, 37, harried housewife, and Marion Pearson, 43, itinerant TV repairman: a reported U.S. record-setting seventh consecutive set of twins, their 17th and 18th children (of whom 13 survive); in Jacksonville, Fla.'s Duval Medical Center.

Engaged. Princess Lalla Aisha, 30, Morocco's great female emancipator (TIME cover, Nov. 11, 1957 ), sister of King Hassan II; and Hassan Al Yakoubi, 26, prosperous landowner; at the royal palace in Rabat, in a double ceremony...

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