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September 7, 1960

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Notable Births

1960Brad Houser, American bass player (died 2023)[†]

John Bradley Houser was an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from Dallas, Texas. He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. He also co-founded Critters Buggin with fellow New Bohemian Matt Chamberlain, Mike Dillon, and Skerik.

Ersin Tatar

1960Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot politician[†]

Ersin Tatar is a Turkish Cypriot politician who has served as the fifth President of Northern Cyprus since 2020. He previously served as the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus following the collapse of Tufan Erhürman's coalition government in 2019, and remained so until his election as president. He was also the leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until his election.

Notable Deaths

Wilhelm Pieck

1960Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, President of East Germany (born 1873)[†]

Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck was a German communist politician who served as the chairman of the Socialist Unity Party from 1946 to 1950 and as the only president of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 until his death in 1960.

Historical Context for September 7, 1960

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