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THIS is "the year" of Chopin, Schumann and Mahler. Other composers could be cited whose birth or death ends up with a nice round number in 1960 -- Hugo Wolf, for example -- but it is to these three that the music world during this year has primarily addressed itself.
architectural schools use site for theoretical problems; Cooper Union and Pratt Inst student proposals discussed
Growing number of women architects discussed; several designs by women illus
In Havana last week, girls and boys of the student militia patrolled the streets seeking donations to buy arms and planes to "defend Cuba's sovereignty." Children gave a few pennies; one man donated a gold tooth; others gave small pieces of jewelry.
1960Adam Clayton, English-Irish musician and songwriter[†]
Adam Charles Clayton is an English-Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. Born in Oxfordshire, England, he lived in County Dublin, Ireland after his family moved to Malahide in 1965, when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 15 studio albums with U2.
1960Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (died 2005)[†]
Joseph Henry Ranft was an American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor. He worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation. His younger brother Jerome Ranft is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar films.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]