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Herter says Western Big-3 will keep forces in W Berlin until Ger is reunified, news conf; agrees that Khrushchev lifted threat 'indefinitely' rather than 'permanently'; denies Khrushchev and Eisenhower worked out accord plan
dockers seen returning to work soon after issuance of any injunction; bd reptdly has completed much of work; estimated 205 ships tied up
Sec Herter declines to prophesy Moscow-Peiping split, news conf; thinks nations will continue to show unity; points up divergence of attitudes shown in ss made during Khrushchev visit; notes Mao made no statements on Khrushchev's arrival or departure
satellite rounding moon; closest approach 4,375 mi; moon 228,300 mi from earth; USSR scientists await data; speculation on satellite's passage across moon's orbital path
World Council of Churches study group backs birth control by any method that is used in Christian conscience and causes no physical or emotional harm; views are not official Council views; Council authorizes rept pub for study by member denominations
1959Dylan Baker, American actor[†]
Dylan Baker is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Happiness (1998), Thirteen Days (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and Selma (2014). On television he has had prominent roles in series such as Murder One (1995–1996), The Good Wife (2010–2015), Damages (2011), The Americans (2016), and Homeland (2018). For The Good Wife he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
1959Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer[†]
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality and businessman. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK, and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor US (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002.
1959Lourdes Flores, Peruvian lawyer and politician[†]
Lourdes Celmira Rosario Flores Nano is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as a councilwoman of Lima, Deputy from Lima from 1990 to 1992, Democratic Constituent Congresswoman from 1992 to 1995, Congresswoman from 1995 to 2000, and the Christian People's Party candidate for President of Peru in the 2001 and 2006 elections in which she ran under the National Unity.
1959Jean-Marc Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician[†]
Jean-Marc Fournier is a Quebec politician and a lawyer. He represented the riding of Saint-Laurent in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2010 to 2018, and previously represented the riding of Châteauguay from 1994 to 2008. He served as the Minister of Revenue, Government House Leader, Minister of Education, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Attorney General in the Government of Jean Charest and was the interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2012 to 2013
1959Brazo de Oro, Mexican wrestler (died 2017)[†]
Jesús Alvarado Nieves was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who worked under the ring name Brazo de Oro. He was a part of the Alvarado wrestling family, the son of Shadito Cruz and brother of Brazo de Plata, El Brazo, Brazo Cibernético, Super Brazo and Brazo de Platino. His son Felipe de Jesús Alvarado Mendoza currently works as La Máscara for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. His nephews, Máximo Sexy and Psycho Clown are featured wrestlers for CMLL and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide respectively.
1959Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (born 1921)[†]
Mario Lanza was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Prior to that, the adult Lanza sang only two performances of an opera. The following year (1948) he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly in New Orleans.
1959The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.[†]
Luna 3, or E-2A No.1, was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 as part of the Luna programme. It was the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon and the third Soviet space probe to be sent to the neighborhood of the Moon. The historic, never-before-seen views of the far side of the Moon caused excitement and interest when they were published around the world, and a tentative Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon was created from the pictures.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]