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September 2, 1959

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Headlines from September 2, 1959

PRIME SUSPECT IN TEEN SLAYINGS SEIZED IN BRONX; Governor Calls Talks Here With State and City Aides on Youth Violence POLICE ACTION BACKED Wagner Says Situation Is Beyond Social Agencies -- Extra Patrols on Duty Youth Seized in Teen Slaying; Governor Summons Crime Parley OFFICIALS OF CITY AND STATE CALLED Mayor to Confer on Agenda -- Says Situation Has Gone Beyond Social Agencies

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youth suspected as slayer seized with companion, Bronx; Mayor Wagner holds organized gang slayings have become problem for police, not soc agencies; 1 of suspects offers to discuss slayings; holds slayer still at large; city-wide alarm issued for 4 more

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Notable Births

Drungo Hazewood

1959Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player (died 2013)[†]

Drungo LaRue Hazewood was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1980. He spent the majority of his career in the minor leagues, playing for the Class AA Charlotte O's in the 1980s.

Guy Laliberté

1959Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil[†]

Guy Laliberté, is a Canadian billionaire businessman and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, which was founded in 1984. The Canadian circus company's shows have since been seen by more than 90 million people worldwide. Before founding the company, he had busked, performing as an accordion player, stiltwalker, and fire-eater.

Historical Context for September 2, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]