Page 17: Historical Events In 1962

Dec 09   Tanganyika is recorded as becoming a republic within the British Commonwealth.   

Dec 10   Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years.   

Dec 12   Sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67.   

Dec 12   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Dec 13   Relay 1 communication satellite launched.   

Dec 14   Mariner 2 launched, makes inaugural US visit to another planet (Venus).   

Dec 14   Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus).   

Dec 14   U.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.   

Dec 15   Charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63   

Dec 15   Vaughn Meader's "The inaugural Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks   

Dec 16   David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres.   

Dec 16   In this year, Constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l formally adopts new constitution.   

Dec 17   Current constitution of Monaco promulgated.   

Dec 17   Thomas Mitchell, US, actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70   

Dec 18   Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

Dec 19   Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland.   

Dec 19   Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission   

Dec 20   D Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow   

Dec 20   Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68.   

Dec 20   The Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show.   

Dec 21   Angolin leaves Comecon.   

Dec 22   1000000th NBA point scored   

Dec 22   Kinderman Place in the Bronx named   

Dec 23   George Saiko, writer, dies at 70   

Dec 23   In this year, Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion.   

Dec 23   In this year, Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion.   

Dec 24   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR   

Dec 27   28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB).   

Dec 28   UN troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga   

Dec 29   Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 8 days.   

Dec 30   Green Bay Packers beat NY Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game   

Dec 31   Katanga is recorded as becoming part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo   

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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),