Page 14: Historical Events In 1962

Sep 29   Patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx.   

Sep 30   James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi.   

Oct 01   Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)   

Oct 01   Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977   

Oct 01   James Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi   

Oct 01   Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests.   

Oct 01   The Lucy Show premiers   

Oct 01   US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope.   

Oct 02   Frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

Oct 02   Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

Oct 04   E H Hendren, cricketer (57611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies.   

Oct 04   USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32300 m.   

Oct 05   Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"   

Oct 07   Mauritius Dekker, [Boris Robazki], writer (Boots in Jail), dies at 66   

Oct 08   Algeria admitted as 109th member of the UN.   

Oct 08   N Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party   

Oct 08   Solomon Linda, South African singer and composer.   

Oct 09   Lulu McConnell comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80.   

Oct 09   Lulu McConnell, comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80   

Oct 09   NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39200 m.   

Oct 11   1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show.   

Oct 11   2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII.   

Oct 11   Pope John XXIII opens Vatican council   

Oct 11   The inaugural appearance of a Gabor sister on the Merv Griffin Show.   

Oct 12   US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology.   

Oct 13   "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen   

Oct 15   Amnesty International formed in London   

Oct 15   Byron R White appointed to the Supreme Court   

Oct 16   Byron R White is recorded as becoming a Supreme Court Justice   

Oct 16   Cuban missile crisis began as JFK is recorded as becoming aware of missiles in Cuba.   

Oct 16   Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water and Dreams), dies at 78.   

Oct 17   Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship   

Oct 18   Dr Watson (US) and Drs Crick and Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA.   

Oct 18   JFK meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko   

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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),