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October 20, 1962

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Headlines from October 20, 1962

COURT PROHIBITS MISSISSIPPI MOVE TO OUST MEREDITH; Bars Any Efforts to Harass Student--Defers Action on Barnett's Contempt Court Forbids Mississippi Move To Oust Negro From University

By Foster Hailey Special To the New York Times

Appeals Ct, 4-2, enjoins Miss and some of its officials from taking any action to bar Meredith from continuing at Miss U; again defers action against Barnett and Johnson; denies Miss motions to dismiss temporary restraining order and contempt proceedings; Tuttle, Rives, Wisdom, Jones and Brown write majority opinion

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Notable Births

David Mickey Evans

1962David M. Evans, American director and screenwriter[†]

David Mickey Evans is an American film director and screenwriter. His films tend to focus on children and the challenges of childhood. A baseball fan, Evans directed and co-wrote The Sandlot (1993).

1962Dave Wong, Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor[†]

Dave Wang is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor.

Historical Events

China

1962China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.[†]

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center.

Historical Context for October 20, 1962

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