Page 4: Historical Events In 1962

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 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 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).   

Mar 07   Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960)   

Mar 08   Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC).   

Mar 08   The Beatles performed for the inaugural time on the BBC   

Mar 09   Egyptian President Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians.   

Mar 09   Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of Univac computer, dies at 59   

Mar 09   US advisors in South-Vietnam join the fight   

Mar 10   Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida.   

Mar 11   Will Vesper, German author (Tristan und Isolde), dies at 79   

Mar 12   Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia.   

Mar 13   Yugoslavia grants 1000 prisoners amnesty   

Mar 14   Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France   

Mar 15   5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter   

Mar 15   Donald Jackson of Canada, is inaugural to land a triple lutz ice skate jump   

Mar 15   Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64   

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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),