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McNamara asks USN to restudy construction proposal
Bill eliminating automatic death penalty for premeditated murder effective with triad held after July 1 signed; provides for trying such cases in 2 stages, in 1st of which jury would decide on guilt and in 2d of which judge would conduct hearing before same or another jury on question of punishment
Pres Kekkonen defends neutrality, int on departure for Yugoslavia and Hungary
Citizens Com for a Free Cuba (US) newslr warns of Cuban training camp for pro-Castro Latin-Amer guerrillas
Elected Deputy for Reunion island; por
1963Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina[†]
Alessandra Ferri OMRI is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before temporally retiring on 10 August 2007, aged 44, then returning in 2013.She has been referred to by some publications as a prima ballerina assoluta.
1963Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (born 1881)[†]
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who worked in aeronautics and astronautics. He was responsible for crucial advances in aerodynamics characterizing supersonic and hypersonic airflow. The human-defined threshold of outer space is named the "Kármán line" in recognition of his work. Kármán is regarded as an outstanding aerodynamic theoretician of the 20th century.
1963Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (born 1901)[†]
Wilfred Theodore Wemyes, known professionally as Ted Weems, was an American bandleader and musician. Weems's work in music was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1963Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (born 1888)[†]
Edgar Montillion "Monty" Woolley was an American film and theater actor. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his role in the 1939 stage play The Man Who Came to Dinner and its 1942 film adaptation. His distinctive white beard was his trademark and he was affectionately known as "The Beard."
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]