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October 19, 1961

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Governor For Housing Above City Property; 10-Year Plan Would Locate Million in Air-Rights Space GOVERNOR URGES HOMES ABOVE CITY

By Martin Arnold

Gov Rockefeller offers 10-yr, $4 3/4-billion plan to provide middle-income housing for 1 million by use of air space above hwys and other city-owned property, news conf; repts 208 sites suitable; notes financing would be done under NYS ltd-divd law; deplores middle-income housing shortage; chides Wagner Adm failure to define policy on tax abatement; Lefkowitz hails plan; similar '59 proposal by Wagner recalled; sketch of Queens project over pkwy

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Notable Births

Sunny Deol

1961Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer[†]

Ajay Singh Deol, better known as Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, and politician. One of the highest grossing actors of Indian cinema, he has worked in more than 100 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades and is particularly known for his angry action hero persona. Deol has won several awards including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament from Gurdaspur constituency of Punjab as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2019 to 2024.

Cliff Lyons

1961Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]

Cliff Lyons is an indigenous Australian former international rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Clive Churchill Medallist and two-time Dally M Medallist, he made 309 first-grade appearances with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, winning grand finals with them in 1987 and 1996. Lyons also represented New South Wales and Australia, being part of the successful 1990 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France.

Notable Deaths

Şemsettin Günaltay

1961Şemsettin Günaltay, Turkish historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1883)[†]

Mehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician, and Prime Minister of Turkey from 1949 to 1950.

Historical Context for October 19, 1961

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