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USSR says it wants summit conf at earliest date, official Tass statement
Charles Van Doren and Hank Bloomgarden, two of the big money winners of the television quiz show "Twenty-one," made "substantial changes" yesterday in earlier...
139 seized in simultaneous raids on organized gambling in 29 Upstate communities; illus; map; State Investigation Comm directed operation; chmn J W Ryan comments
Castro assails US for allegedly permitting planes to fly from Fla, 4-hr TV-radio int; illus; pledges armed civilian resistance; says Cuba will get world support; renews charges against Matos, others; holds Govt has right to reestablish mil cts for traitors; assails Diario de la Manana and Avance; small plane reptd captured in Las Villas
India repts Chinese troops attacked Indian force in southern Ladakh, 40 mi inside Indian territory, killed 17 Indians, injured 3; protests; demands Chinese withdraw, free captured Indians; rejects Chinese version of incident; map
1959Dominique Baert, French lawyer and politician[†]
Dominique Baert is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly, representing the Nord department. He is a member of the Socialist Party and works in association with the SRC parliamentary group.
1959Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen[†]
Gunnar Bakke is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as the mayor of Bergen between 2007 and 2011.
1959Chihiro Fujioka, Japanese director and composer[†]
Chihiro Fujioka is a video game designer and composer, as well as rock drummer. He has worked at Xtalsoft, Square, and AlphaDream where he is primarily known for directing Super Mario RPG as well as his involvement in several Mario & Luigi games. He is currently a member of Earthbound Papas, a band led by Nobuo Uematsu.
1959Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician[†]
Michelle Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 32nd governor of New Mexico since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
1959Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)[†]
Rowland Stuart Howard was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.
1959Denis Troch, French footballer and manager[†]
Denis Troch is a French former professional football player and now manager.
1959Annette Vilhelmsen, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Social Affairs[†]
Annette Lilja Vilhelmsen is a Danish politician who served as chairperson of the Socialist People's Party from 2012 to 2014. She served as Minister for Social Affairs and Integration from August 2013 to February 2014 and Minister for Economic and Business Affairs from 2012 to 2013 in the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She was a member of Folketing from 2011 to 2015.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]