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April 19, 1960

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Headlines from April 19, 1960

Seoul Police Kill or Wound 30 Rioters at Rhee Palace; SEOUL POLICE FIRE ON ANTI-RHEE MOB

By the Associated Press

thousands of anti-Govt demonstrators surging towards Rhee palace repulsed by police rifle fire, Seoul; 30 believed killed or wounded; Govt declares 'preparatory' martial law; univ students form large part of mob; demonstrations erupt throughout city; mobs invade Natl Capitol grounds; police use tear gas, blank ammunition and fire hoses to halt them

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De Gaulle Greeted Warmly in Ottawa; DE GAULLE BEGINS VISIT TO CANADA

By Tania Longspecial To the New York Times

In Ottawa; illus

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KENNEDY CHARGES 'GANG-UP' BY FOES; Also Scores Religious Bigotry and Belittles Humphrey in West Virginia Speeches KENNEDY CHARGES 'GANG-UP' BY FOES

By W.h. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

Kennedy shifts strategy, attacks Humphrey, s, Clarksburg, W Va; blasts bigotry; charges opponents use Humphrey to deny him nomination; holds Humphrey cannot be nominated; shift linked to pollster L Harris rept that W Va, once held safe for Kennedy, is now insecure largely because of religious bias; Kennedy wants to settle religious issue in W Va 'for good'; Sen R C Byrd holds Kennedy backers seek to capitalize on underdog role

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75,000 IN LONDON PROTEST H-BOMB; Rally Fills Trafalgar Square -- Crowd Cheers Demands for Unilateral Disarming 75,000 IN LONDON PROTEST H-BOMB

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

march ends with rally, Trafalgar Sq; unilateral Brit nuclear disarmament urged; Collins s; illus; internatl delegations attend

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President Closes a Career as Opening-Day Pitcher; President Is 'Winning' Pitcher In Last Opening-Day Assignment

By United Press International

Eisenhower opens season, Washington; illus; Vice Pres Nixon attends

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Notable Births

1960Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and producer^[†]

Ara Gevorgyan is an Armenian musician, composer and musical producer. In 2004 he was awarded the Honorary Artist of Armenia title by the President Robert Kocharyan.

1960Gustavo Petro, Colombian politician, 34th and current President of Colombia^[†]

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.

1960Frank Viola, American baseball player and coach^[†]

Frank John Viola Jr. is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–1991), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996). A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988. He is the pitching coach of the High Point Rockers.

Notable Deaths

1960Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician (born 1894)^[†]

Beardsley Ruml was an American statistician, economist, philanthropist, planner, businessman and man of affairs in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

Historical Events

1960Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign.^[†]

The president of the Republic of Korea, also known as the president of South Korea, is the head of state and head of government of South Korea. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

Historical Context for April 19, 1960

In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people^[†]