Page 12: Historical Events In 1962

Aug 05   Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement and illigally leaving South Africa   

Aug 05   Nelson Mandella arrested and then imprisoned.   

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independence from Britain.   

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independent from Britain.   

Aug 06   Jamaica is recorded as becoming independent after 300 years of British rule.   

Aug 07   Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49.   

Aug 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Aug 09   Hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85   

Aug 10   Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60.   

Aug 11   Andrian G Nikolayev, is recorded as becoming 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3   

Aug 11   Beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari".   

Aug 12   Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15.   

Aug 12   Tim D.was born this day in Calgary   

Aug 13   Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously.   

Aug 14   French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel   

Aug 14   NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60000 m   

Aug 14   US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

Aug 15   Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia.   

Aug 16   In this year, Ringo Starr formally adopts in place of Pete Best as Beatle drummer   

Aug 17   E German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector.   

Aug 17   In this year, Beatles adopts in place of Pete Best with Ringo Starr.   

Aug 17   Navy's inaugural hydrofoil patrol craft, USS High Point (PCH-1) launched at Seattle, WA.   

Aug 18   Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68.   

Aug 18   Peter, Paul and Mary release their inaugural hit "If I Had a Hammer".   

Aug 19   Kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90.   

Aug 21   Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ   

Aug 23   Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70.   

Aug 24   Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 26   In this year, Mickey Wright claims LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open   

Aug 27   Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79.   

Aug 27   Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus   

Aug 27   Mariner 2 launched; inaugural probe to fly by Venus   

Aug 28   55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)   

Aug 28   Dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid   

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Jan 03   Darren daulton: Us baseball catcher (phila phillies)   

Jan 03   Gavin hastings: Wlaf kicker (scottish claymores)   

Jan 03   Mark gardner: Us baseball player (florida marlins)   

Jan 03   Ulrike lang: Writer   

Jan 03   Francesca lia block: American author   

Jan 04   Joe kleine: Nba center (phoenix suns, chicago bulls)   

Jan 04   Martin mcaloon: Rocker (prefab sprout-2 wheels good)   

Jan 04   Patrick cassidy: La calif, actor/composer (fever pitch, off the wall)   

Jan 01   Diego martínez barrio: Spanish president (1939),    

Jan 04   Hans lammers: German ss officer (b. 1879)   

Jan 06   Jacob "jaap" nanninga: Dutch painter (france, n africa),   

Jan 09   Leroy b shield: Us pianist/composer (union pacific suite),    

Jan 12   Ernie kovacs: Comedian (ernie kovacs show), killed in auto crash at 42   

Jan 13   Ernie kovacs: Comedian,   

Jan 15   Kenneth mackenna: Actor (men without women),   

Jan 16   Emanuel stickelberger: Swiss writer (holbein in england),