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May 6, 1960

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PREMIER IS BITTER; Assails 'Provocation Aimed at Wrecking' May 16 Parley MOSCOW DOWNS AMERICAN PLANE

By Osgood Caruthersspecial To the New York Times

Khrushchev, in announcing to Sup Soviet that US plane was shot down over USSR May 1, charges deliberate provocation aimed at wrecking summit conf; derides suggestion that Nixon substitute for Eisenhower after 1 wk; says it would be like 'leaving cabbage to care of goat'; deplores suggestion that conf in effect be ltd to 1 wk; holds prospects gloomy because of statements by Nixon, Herter and Dillon; angered by Eisenhower support of them

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Notable Births

Keith Dowding

1960Keith Dowding, English political scientist, philosopher, and academic[†]

Keith Martin Dowding is a professor of political science and political philosophy at the was a faculty member in the Government Department at the London School of Economics in 2006. Dowding's research encompasses public administration, public policy, political theory, and urban political economy, focusing on social and rational choice theories. From 1996 to 2012, he served as editor of the Journal of Theoretical Politics, published by SAGE Publishing.

Roma Downey

1960Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer[†]

Roma Downey is an actress, producer, and author from Northern Ireland. She gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, which ran for nine seasons. Downey portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries A Woman Named Jackie. Downey stars in and produces the television series The Baxters. She has a stage career, performing with the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, and appearing on and off Broadway.

John Flansburgh

1960John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

John Conant Flansburgh is an American musician. He is half of the long-standing Brooklyn, New York–based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants with John Linnell, for which he writes, sings, and plays rhythm guitar.

Anne Parillaud

1960Anne Parillaud, French actress[†]

Anne Parillaud is a French actress who has been active since 1977, who is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita.

Historical Events

Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones

1960More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.[†]

The wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones took place on Friday, 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey in London. Princess Margaret was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, while Antony Armstrong-Jones was a noted society photographer.

Historical Context for May 6, 1960

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