Venezuela Captures Chief of Brief Revolt; VENEZUELA TRAPS CHIEF OF REVOLT
Castro Leon and 2 aides captured near Colombian border; nation calm
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Castro Leon and 2 aides captured near Colombian border; nation calm
visited by W O'Dwyer; illus
de Gaulle in US for state visit
Erasmus repts 1,575 persons, including 94 whites, jailed under emergency rules; denies they are ill-treated; police raid Langa twp, arrest 340 Africans who did not have identity passes; S Afr Fed Chamber of Industries to present plan to improve situation
Comm hearing; Suffolk County Police Comr Thom repts syndicated gamblers have taken over bookmaking in County; witness S Silver testifies on operations
1960Valerie Bertinelli, American actress[†]
Valerie Anne Bertinelli is an American actress and television personality. She began acting as a child and made her screen debut in a 1974 episode of Apple's Way. She gained wide recognition for portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975–1984), winning two Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress. She also starred in several television films and played the titular character in the sitcom Sydney (1990).

1960Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (died 1991)[†]
Stephen Maynard Clark was an English musician. He was a guitarist and songwriter for the hard rock band Def Leppard until his death in 1991. In 2007, Clark was ranked No. 11 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes". In 2019, Clark was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Def Leppard.
1960Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor[†]
William Barry Douglas in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a classical pianist and conductor.
1960Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]
Leonardo "Léo" Jaime is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and writer, famous for being one of the founding members of the rockabilly band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados.
1960Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Claude Julien is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before his firing by the Boston Bruins in 2017, he was the longest tenured head coach in the NHL. He had previously served as head coach of the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, as well as in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Hamilton Bulldogs. In 2011, he coached the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals, against the Vancouver Canucks, winning in seven games, guiding Boston to their sixth franchise Stanley Cup title. In 2013, he brought Boston to another Stanley Cup Finals; however, they lost the series to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]