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May 15, 1960

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Notable Births

Rhonda Burchmore

1960Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer[†]

Rhonda Suzanne Burchmore OAM is an Australian entertainer, most notable as an actress, recording artist and singer in musical theatre, she has appeared in numerous television shows and briefly in film.

Rob Bowman (director)

1960Rob Bowman, American director and producer[†]

Rob Stanton Bowman is an American director. He grew up around film and television production, and developed an interest in the field because of the work of his father, director Chuck Bowman. Bowman is a prolific director for television, and has contributed to series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The X-Files, for which he received four consecutive Emmy nominations as a producer. He was an executive producer and director for the comedy drama Castle.

1960R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician[†]

Raja Kuhaneswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Rimas Kurtinaitis

1960Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach[†]

Rimas Kurtinaitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams and won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. At a height of 1.96 m tall, he played at the shooting guard position. He is the only non-NBA player to ever participate at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, doing so in 1989, where he scored 9 points.

Historical Context for May 15, 1960

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