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Gordon says take-over tax withdrawal is permanent
USSR alarmed
IRS extends deadline for compliance with new expense-acct regulations to Aug 1; announces some liberalizations of rules, enabling businessmen to deduct larger percentages of country club dues and costs of maintaining yacht or lodge and extending deductibility of quiet business meals to home; other provisions
USSR proposal rejected by US
O E Finley Jr urges private schools rev own racial policies
1963Yann Martel, Spanish-born Canadian author[†]
Yann Martel, is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize–winning novel Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the bestseller lists of the New York Times and The Globe and Mail, among many other best-selling lists. Life of Pi was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars including Best Director and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
1963Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player and manager[†]
Douglas Robert Gilmour is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for seven different teams. Gilmour was a seventh round selection, 134th overall, of the St. Louis Blues at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and recorded 1,414 points in 1,474 games in the NHL between 1983 and 2003. A two-time All-Star, he was a member of Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship team and won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward in 1992–93. Internationally, he represented Canada three times during his career and was a member of the nation's 1987 Canada Cup championship team.
1963George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)[†]
George Michael was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]