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Nehru scores harassment of Peiping regime, s, Bonn
ASHEBORO, N.C., July 14-- Governor Harriman declared tonight that the eradication of racial discrimination was vital to the country's security and leadership of the free world.
Wanamaker Bldg (Astor Pl): fire out of control; illus; bldg, former dept store, being razed; 77 firemen hurt, E Side IRT line halted as water floods tracks; fire, discovered 1/2 hr after watchman made rounds, believed started in airwell and fed on basement debris; bldg history
Grotewohl, 7 aides planned Moscow visit linked with anti-Stalin drive
1956Ashoke Sen, Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist[†]
Ashoke Sen FRS is an Indian theoretical physicist and distinguished professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore. A former distinguished professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Prayagraj, He is also an honorary fellow in National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) India. He is also a Morningstar Visiting professor at MIT and a distinguished professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. His main area of work is string theory. He was among the first recipients of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics "for opening the path to the realization that all string theories are different limits of the same underlying theory".
1956Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1980)[†]
Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980). He was noted for his on-stage behaviour and dancing style influenced by his experiences with epilepsy, as well as his dark baritone voice.
1956Nicholas Harberd, British botanist, educator, and academician[†]
Nicholas Paul Harberd is Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Science and former head of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of St John's College, Oxford.
1956Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster[†]
Barry James Melrose is a Canadian–American retired broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player and head coach. Melrose played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring from playing, he became a head coach and is best known for being the coach of the Los Angeles Kings in their run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals. Until 2023, he was a long-time commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN as well as a contributor for the NHL Network.
1956Steve Mortimer, Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator[†]
Stephen Charles Mortimer, also nicknamed "Turvey", is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a halfback. Mortimer played a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club record 272 first-grade games between 1976 and 1988, winning four premierships with the club during the 1980s. Mortimer's two younger brothers, Peter and Chris, also played for the club.
1956Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Joseph Satriani is an American rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in his career he worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick. Satriani went on to have a successful solo music career, starting in the mid-1980s. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over ten million albums, making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.
1956Wayne Taylor, South African racing driver[†]
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racing driver and team owner. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers' championship. He drove for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli. He co-drove in the 2006 International Race of Champions in the United States with Angelelli. Taylor now owns and manages his own team competing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]