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October 23, 1960

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Headlines from October 23, 1960

' Never on Sunday' Puts A Wry Idea on Screen

By Bosley Crowther

THE hind of paradoxical humor that Jutes Dassin gets across in his new film, "Never on Sunday," which opened at the Plaza last week, is so rare in motion pictures and so bewildering to stiff, conventional minds that it may take a little nudging to get this Greek-American comedy off the ground.

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Notable Births

Mirwais Ahmadzaï

1960Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer[†]

Mirwais Ahmadzaï, known mononymously as Mirwais, is a French electronic dance music record producer and songwriter, born in Lausanne, Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother. A former member of the now-defunct 1980s group Taxi Girl, he is perhaps best-known for his work with American artist Madonna, whom he first met in the late 1990s. After submitting a demo of his work to her label, Maverick Records, Mirwais eventually teamed-up with the singer in 1999 to create Music (2000), a global smash record for Madonna; the album, as well as its title track single, peaked at No. 1 or within the Top 10 on the charts of several countries and territories, including the UK, US, Canada and Australia.

Katoucha Niane

1960Katoucha Niane, French model and actress (died 2008)[†]

Katoucha Niane was a Guinean model, activist and author. Nicknamed "The Peul Princess", she worked, and later wrote, under the single name "Katoucha". She was known as the muse of Yves Saint Laurent during the 1980s.

Randy Pausch

1960Randy Pausch, American author and academic (died 2008)[†]

Randolph Frederick Pausch was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wayne Rainey

1960Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer[†]

Wayne Wesley Rainey is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1984 and from 1988 to 1993. He won the 500cc World Championship three times and the Daytona 200 once. He was characterized by his smooth, calculating riding style, and for his intense rivalry with compatriot Kevin Schwantz, between 1987 and 1993.

Historical Context for October 23, 1960

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