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November 8, 1960

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Nixon, in Final Plea, Asks Voters to Put U.S. First; PUT NATION FIRST, NIXON BIDS VOTERS

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

Nixon stumps Anchorage, Alaska, Madison, Wis, Detroit; winds up campaign with TV appeal from Chicago; joined on natl hook-up by Eisenhower, from Washington, and Lodge, from Boston; urges voters to 'put Amer 1st'; makes no effort to recommend self; Eisenhower aims appeal at ind and undecided voters; failure to use words 'Repub candidate' or 'Repub party' noted; Nixon joined by daughters, Detroit; Anchorage appearance fulfills pledge to campaign in 50 states

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Notable Births

Oleg Menshikov

1960Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor, singer, and director[†]

Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov, PAR is a Russian actor, theatre director and occasional singer. He is the current artistic director of the Yermolova Theatre in Moscow.

Michael Nyqvist

1960Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (died 2017)[†]

Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role in the 2002 film Grabben i graven bredvid. He was internationally recognized for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the acclaimed Millennium series and as the lead villains in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and John Wick. In 2004, he played the leading role in As It Is in Heaven which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards.

Notable Deaths

Subroto Mukerjee

1960Subroto Mukerjee, Indian soldier; Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (born 1911)[†]

Subroto Mukerjee was an Indian military officer who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Air Force. He was awarded several honours during the course of a three-decade-long career, ended by his untimely demise in 1960. Mukerjee has been called the "Father of the Indian Air Force."

Historical Events

John F. Kennedy

1960John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972.[†]

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress prior to his presidency.

Historical Context for November 8, 1960

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