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Cong and Socialist parties and Moslem League hold anti-Communist demonstrations, Kerala, in drive to oust Govt; shops close throughout state; thousands march in Trivandrum, other cities
new master plan submitted by McElroy to Sen com; would cut outlays for obsolescent anti-aircraft defenses to save up to $1 1/2 billion, increase funds for developing anti-missile weapons with stress on Nike-Zeus, though Bomarc and Nike-Hercules will be retained also; Sens Russell, Symington, Jackson critical
McDonald repts wage policy com vote authorizing officers to call strike; dispute over issue of indus-wide or co-by-bo talks continues; FMCS to conf with leaders of both sides
TV transmission between GB and US over trans-Atlantic telephone cable set by BBC and NBC with CBC as relay; process discussed
Gromyko again denies ultimatum but leaves proposal unchanged; West doubts accord; Lloyd revs Western stand; replies to Gromyko criticism; offers conciliation moves on reciprocal basis
1959Boyko Borissov, Bulgarian footballer and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Bulgaria[†]
Boyko Metodiev Borisov is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria on three separate occasions, serving a total of 9 years between 2009 and 2021, making him the country's longest-serving post-communist Prime Minister. A member of the GERB party, which he founded and currently leads, he previously served as Mayor of Sofia from 2005 to 2009. Borisov remains politically active to date and is currently a Member of the National Assembly.
1959Maurice G. Dantec, French-born Canadian science fiction writer (died 2016)[†]
Maurice Georges Dantec was a French-born Canadian science fiction writer and musician.
1959Steve Georganas, Australian politician[†]
Steven Georganas is an Australian politician and is the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Adelaide in South Australia since the 2019 Australian federal election. Previously, he had been the member for Hindmarsh from 2004 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2019.
1959Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania[†]
Klaus Werner Iohannis is a Romanian politician, physicist, and former teacher who served as the fifth president of Romania from 2014 until his resignation in 2025. Prior to entering national politics, Iohannis was a physics teacher at the Samuel von Brukenthal National College in his native Sibiu where he eventually served as mayor from 2000 to 2014 before ascending to the presidency.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]