Page 4: Historical Events In 1962

Feb 21   Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands   

Feb 23   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 24   General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea.   

Feb 24   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 25   In this year, India Congress Party claims elections   

Feb 25   Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands.   

Feb 25   Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81.   

Feb 26   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83   

Feb 26   US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation   

Feb 27   South-Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, 1st US killed   

Feb 27   South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, inaugural US killed.   

Feb 27   Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45.   

Feb 28   Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70   

Feb 28   Rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire   

Feb 28   Rae Dawn Chong, Actress is born   

Mar 01   American Airlines 707 plunges nose inaugural into Jamaica Bay NY killing 95   

Mar 01   K-Mart opens.   

Mar 01   Roscoe Ates, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass), dies at 70   

Mar 01   Uganda became a self-governing country   

Mar 01   US/British nuclear test experiment in Nevada   

Mar 02   JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing.   

Mar 02   Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game.   

Mar 03   British Antarctic Territory is formed   

Mar 04   AEC announces inaugural atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

Mar 04   Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77.   

Mar 05   Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82   

Mar 05   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 06   Rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56.   

Mar 06   Sons of Freedom Doukhobors bomb electric power pylon near Riondel, British Columbia   

Mar 06   St Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals   

Mar 06   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Mar 06   US promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression   

Mar 07   Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio   

Mar 07   Launch of OSO 1, inaugural astronomy satellite (solar flare data)   

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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),