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January 29, 1962

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Headlines from January 29, 1962

WAGNER REPORTS SHOWDOWN NEAR ON PRENDERGAST; Move for Ouster Meeting to Be Made This Week-- Action by March Hinted PETITIONS CIRCULATED Upstate Party Leaders Push Drive, Mayor Says--No Successor Named Mayor Reports Showdown Near On Move to Oust Prendergast

By Clayton Knowles

Wagner says petitions are being circulated for State Com meeting to oust Prendergast, radio int; hints showdown before Mar 3 State Com $100 dinner Prendergast is arranging; stresses impletus for dinner comes from Upstate; Vice Chmn Mrs Gurevich hints she backs plan and that she is ready to break with Prendergast; he accuses Wagner of bossism; scores efforts 'to torpedo dinner,'

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Notable Births

Gauri Lankesh

1962Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (died 2017)[†]

Gauri Lankesh was an Indian activist and journalist from Bangalore, Karnataka. She worked as an editor in Lankesh Patrike, a Kannada weekly started by her father P. Lankesh, and ran her own weekly called Gauri Lankesh Patrike. She was murdered outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on 5 September 2017. At the time of her death, Gauri was known for being a critic of right-wing Hindu extremism. She was honoured with the Anna Politkovskaya Award for speaking against right-wing Hindu extremism, campaigning for women's rights and opposing caste based discrimination.

Lee Terry

1962Lee Terry, American politician and lawyer[†]

Lee Raymond Terry is a former American politician and a senior law firm adviser. From 1999 to 2015, he served eight terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. Since 2015, Terry reactivated his law license and is a senior adviser to the government relations and public group for the international law firm Kelley Drye & Warren.

1962Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Nicholas Turturro Jr. is an American actor. Turturro is best known for his roles in New York City based films and on the television series Blue Bloods and NYPD Blue. He has collaborated with director Spike Lee since the late 1980s, starting with voice work for Do the Right Thing, and playing a supporting role in BlacKkKlansman. Nicholas is the younger brother of John Turturro and the cousin of Aida Turturro.

Notable Deaths

Fritz Kreisler

1962Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (born 1875)[†]

Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing, with marked portamento and rubato. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately recognizable as his own. Although it derived in many respects from the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of the gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna.

1962William Francis Gray Swann, Anglo-American physicist (born 1884)[†]

W.F.G. Swann was an English physicist.

Historical Context for January 29, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]