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Kishi says he will not resign or call for new elections
Ct refuses to dismiss indictment
Argentina, Ceylon, Ecuador and Tunisia offer resolution, UN Security Council, urging Big 4 continue efforts for disarmament and nuclear tests ban; urge using Council and other UN organs; Hammarskjold consulted on draft
in effect becomes Premier as father King Mohammed V takes over adm power in Morocco
Amer Munic Assn pres Mayor Tucker urges long-range Fed urban renewal program; says survey shows 258 cites will need $517 million more aid than now available, '60-61, HR subcom
1960Guy Fletcher, English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer[†]
Guy Edward Fletcher is an English musician, best known for his position as one of the two keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler for his many solo releases. Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
1960Bill Harrigan, Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster[†]
Bill Harrigan is an Australian former rugby league football referee, and former head of refereeing for the National Rugby League. Unusually for a sports official, in his long career he was accorded the same profile as some of the top players he refereed. A policeman off-field before he resigned to concentrate on rugby league, he is widely recognised as one of Australia's greatest sports umpires. He retired with the record for most State of Origin matches officiated.
1960Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress[†]
Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas is a British actress. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in The English Patient (1996).
1960Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.[†]
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami or the Great Chilean earthquake occurred on 22 May 1960. Most studies have placed it at 9.5–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4, making it the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It occurred in the afternoon, and lasted 10 minutes. The resulting tsunamis affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]