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July 21, 1960

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Headlines from July 21, 1960

KENNEDY NAMES 3 CAMPAIGN AIDES; White, Bailey and Reinsch Get Key Posts -- Visit by Stevenson Is Slated KENNEDY NAMES 3 CAMPAIGN AIDES

By Joseph A. Loftusspecial To the New York Times

B R White named Natl Citizens for Kennedy chmn; J M Bailey named liaison between Kennedy and state and county leaders; J L Reinsch named radio-TV dir; Citizens group creation does not change Kennedy decision to conduct campaign through Natl Com; group permits inds, Repubs, ind Dems to work for Kennedy outside regular orgns; heads of volunteer groups will be cleared with regular orgns

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Notable Births

Amar Singh Chamkila

1960Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (died 1988)[†]

Amar Singh Chamkila was an Indian singer and musician of Punjabi music. Chamkila's vivid language, high-pitched vocals, and novel compositions accompanied by tumbi made him popular. His music was influenced by the Punjabi village life in which he grew up. On 8 March 1988, at the height of his popularity during the insurgency in Punjab, India, Chamkila and his second wife Amarjot were killed along with two members of their band in an assassination which remains unsolved.

Veselin Matić

1960Veselin Matić, Serbian basketball player and coach[†]

Veselin Matić also known by his nickname Toza, is a Serbian professional basketball coach, who last served as the head coach of India men's national basketball team.

1960Fritz Walter, German footballer[†]

Fritz Walter is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker, and who was nicknamed "Little Fritz". Born in Mannheim, he is of no relation to German legend of the same name Fritz Walter.

Historical Events

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government[†]

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. She was the world's first female prime minister when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. She chaired the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from 1960 to 1994 and served three terms as prime minister, two times as the chief executive, from 1960 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1977, and once again in a presidential system from 1994 to 2000, governing under the presidency of her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Historical Context for July 21, 1960

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