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July 7, 1960

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Headlines from July 7, 1960

RED-LED ITALIANS FIGHT WITH POLICE; Riot Erupts at Anti-Fascist Meeting -- Violence Poses Threat to Government RED-LED ITALIANS FIGHT WITH POLICE

By Arnaldo Cortesispecial To the New York Times

Communist-led mobs riot, Rome, despite police ban on pub meetings; illus; many held including 4 Communist Deputies who spark Parliament clashes by charging police brutality; outbreaks in other areas detailed; Govt threatens 'extraordinary measures' to keep order; seen weakened by riots

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Notable Births

Kevin A. Ford

1960Kevin A. Ford, American colonel and astronaut[†]

Kevin Anthony Ford is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut. Ford has received a number of special honors and awards, some of which are the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Ford has also logged more than 6,100 flying hours and also holds FAA certificates for airplanes, helicopters, gliders, and balloons. Ford has served in many roles at NASA since his selection in July 2000. The roles include as a Capsule Communicator or CAPCOM. He was also the Director Of Operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia from January 2004 to January 2005. He was pilot of STS-128 and flight engineer 2 of Soyuz TMA-06M from October 23, 2012, to March 16, 2013. He served as ISS flight engineer for Expedition 33, and commander of Expedition 34.

Ralph Sampson

1960Ralph Sampson, American basketball player and coach[†]

Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) phenom, three-time college national player of the year, and first overall selection in the 1983 NBA draft, Sampson brought heavy expectations with him to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Notable Deaths

Francis Browne

1960Francis Browne, Irish priest and photographer (born 1880)[†]

Francis Patrick Mary Browne, was a distinguished Irish Jesuit and a prolific photographer. His best-known photographs are those of the RMS Titanic and its passengers and crew taken before its sinking in 1912. He was decorated as a military chaplain during the First World War.

Historical Context for July 7, 1960

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