Page 17: Historical Events In 1962

Dec 07   Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert NYC after 300 perfs   

Dec 09   In the year 1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway   

Dec 09   On this day in history tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth   

Dec 10   Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67 in the year 1962.   

Dec 12   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1962.   

Dec 13   Relay 1 communication satellite launched in the year 1962.   

Dec 14   On this day in history mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus)   

Dec 14   Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

Dec 14   U.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1962 charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63   

Dec 15   Vaughn Meader's "The first Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l adopts new constitution in the year 1962.   

Dec 16   David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres in the year 1962.   

Dec 17   On this day in history current constitution of Monaco promulgated   

Dec 17   Thomas Mitchell, US, actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

Dec 19   On this day in history nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland   

Dec 19   In the year 1962 nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland   

Dec 19   On this day in history street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission   

Dec 20   D Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow in the year 1962.   

Dec 20   Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Dec 20   On this day in history the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show   

Dec 21   In the year 1962 angolin leaves Comecon   

Dec 22   1,000,000th NBA point scored in the year 1962.   

Dec 22   On this day in history kinderman Place in the Bronx named   

Dec 23   On this day in history cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion   

Dec 23   In the year 1962 cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion   

Dec 23   In the year 1962 george Saiko, writer, dies at 70   

Dec 24   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR in the year 1962.   

Dec 27   In the year 1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)   

Dec 28   In the year 1962 uN troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga   

Dec 29   Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 8 days on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)   

Jan 03   Ulrike Lang, writer was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   Francesca Lia Block, American author was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

Jan 06   On this day in history jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57   

Jan 09   On this day in history leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68   

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1962 ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

Jan 15   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.   

Jan 16   On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77