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terrorists shell 2 Moslem areas, Algiers; other violence detailed
Wagner starts action to build Lower Manhattan Expressway; cites Barnes rept urging immediate bldg; holds city will render all possible aid to ease relocation problems; route detailed; map
Apparent end of USSR and E Ger harassment of W Berlin air and autoban traffic stirs repts of 'deal' between Rusk and Gromyko; softer tone of E Ger propaganda noted; speculation on repts West will change status of forces in W Berlin
US HR rejects Reprs Bruce and Gross moves to cut US contributions for UN costs in Congo
von Horn repts no evidence to support Israeli charge that raid was necessary to destroy fortified post in self-defense, Council; suggests Israel hampers effective truce supervision more than does Syria; US drafts resolution to help stabilize situation without condemning either side; Israel and Syria circulate resolutions
1962Lana Clarkson, American actress and model (died 2003)[†]
Lana Jean Clarkson was an American actress and fashion model. During the 1980s, she rose to prominence in several sword-and-sorcery films. In 2003, record producer Phil Spector shot and killed Clarkson inside his home; he was charged with second-degree murder and convicted in 2009.
1962Sara Danius, Swedish scholar of literature and aesthetics (died 2019)[†]
Sara Maria Danius was a Swedish literary critic and philosopher, and a scholar of literature and aesthetics. Danius was professor of aesthetics at Södertörn University, docent of literature at Uppsala University and professor in literary science at Stockholm University.
1962Richard Gough, Swedish born Scottish international footballer[†]
Charles Richard Gough is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
1962Arild Monsen, Norwegian cross-country skier[†]
Arild Monsen is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at international level from 1982 to 1989. He won the 4 × 10 km gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished seventh in the 15 km event at same championship.
1962Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian businessman and politician, 1st President of Kalmykia[†]
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov is a Russian oligarch, administrator and politician. He was President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and was president of FIDE, the chess international governing body, from 1995 to 2018. He has also been at the forefront of promoting chess in schools in Russia and overseas. He is the founder of Novy Vzglyad publishing house.
1962Boo Kullberg, Swedish gymnast (born 1889)[†]
Anders Boo Georg Kullberg was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]