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January 10, 1961

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Headlines from January 10, 1961

10% STATE TAX CUT VOTED BY SENATE; ASSEMBLY TO ACT; 90 Million Rebate Is Adopted 54 to 3 -- Lower House to Speed Approval DEMOCRATIC PLAN FAILS Republicans Defeat Move to Restore Exemptions Used Before Withholding State Senate Votes 10% Tax Cut; Assembly Set for Fast Approval

By Douglas Dales Special To the New York Times

10% rebate on '60 taxes to total $90 million voted by Sen, 54-3; quick vote made possible by Rockefeller message of necessity; Dems fight to restore pre-'59 exemptions then all but Sens Watson, Ohrenstein and Thaler vote for rebate

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Notable Births

Evan Handler

1961Evan Handler, American actor[†]

Evan Handler is an American actor who is best known for playing Harry Goldenblatt, a divorce attorney and later husband of Charlotte York, on Sex and the City (2002–2004) and its revival series And Just Like That... (2021–present), and Charlie Runkle, Hank Moody's comically bumbling friend and agent, on Californication (2007–2014). Recently, he starred as Eastern District US Attorney Jacob Warner in the Starz drama Power.

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

1961Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Italian-American violinist, author, and educator[†]

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is an Italian and American classical violinist and teacher.

Notable Deaths

Dashiell Hammett

1961Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (born 1894)[†]

Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.

Historical Context for January 10, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]