Page 16: Historical Events In 1962

Nov 10   "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 perfs.   

Nov 11   Joseph Allen Jr, actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44   

Nov 12   Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68   

Nov 14   Manuel Galvez, Argentina writer/poet (Hombres and Soledad), dies at 80.   

Nov 16   In this year, Kuwait formally adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic).   

Nov 17   "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances.   

Nov 17   Arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami.   

Nov 18   Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), dies at 63   

Nov 19   Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons   

Nov 19   Jodie Foster was born.   

Nov 20   Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies   

Nov 20   President John F. Kennedy lifts the Blockade of Cuba   

Nov 21   The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War   

Nov 23   Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81   

Nov 24   James J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60   

Nov 24   Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea   

Nov 25   WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, NY (ABC) 1st broadcast.   

Nov 26   1st recording session under name "Beatles"   

Nov 26   Albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90.   

Nov 26   The inaugural recording session under the name "Beatles"   

Nov 27   1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place.   

Nov 28   Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82.   

Nov 29   Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year.   

Nov 29   Rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood NJ   

Nov 30   U Thant of Burma elected 3rd Secretary-General of UN unanimously   

Dec 01   Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)   

Dec 02   50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT].   

Dec 03   Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge   

Dec 06   US abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

Dec 06   US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program.   

Dec 07   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Dec 07   Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67   

Dec 08   "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert NYC after 300 perfs   

Dec 09   "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway   

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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),