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Thant re-election held almost certain following successful intervention in US-USSR confrontation over missile sites in Cuba; Khrushchev praise of him noted
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Oct. 29--U Thant, the Acting Secretary General, conferred today with the Soviet and United States envoys dealing with the Cuban crisis.
Rockefeller denies Morgenthau charge he pledged no tax rise in '58; reaffirms pledge for next 4 yrs
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1962Stefan Kuntz, German footballer and manager[†]
Stefan Kuntz is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of the Turkish national team.
1962Danny Tartabull, Puerto Rican baseball player[†]
Danilo Tartabull Mora is a Cuban–Puerto Rican former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1986), Kansas City Royals (1987–1991), New York Yankees (1992–1995), Oakland Athletics (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996), and Philadelphia Phillies (1997).
1962Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer[†]
Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the team in 22 Test matches. He played as a fast bowler and is considered one of the all-time greats, best known for his opening bowling partnership with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years. Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev. This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion". Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987. In October 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]