Page 5: Historical Events In 1962

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

Mar 07   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

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 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

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.   

Mar 16   John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85   

Mar 16   The inaugural launching of Titan 2-rocket   

Mar 16   US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, results in the deaths of 167   

Mar 17   Frank Orth, actor (Boston Blackie, The Brothers), dies at 82.   

Mar 18   Algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250000 die), Ben Bella flees.   

Mar 19   "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances   

Mar 19   Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal.   

Mar 20   Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies.   

Mar 20   Sjoukje Dijkstra is recorded as becoming world champion figure skater.   

Mar 21   A bear is recorded as becoming the inaugural creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds.   

Mar 21   Actor Matthew Broderick born this day.   

Mar 21   Dutch Roman Catholic bishop Beckers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands in favor of birth control   

Mar 22   "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert NYC for 300 perfs   

Mar 22   Aura Abranches, Port actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio), dies at 65   

Mar 23   French government uses fighter planes and tanks in attempt to end insurrection by European rightists in Algeria   

Mar 23   JFK visits San Francisco   

Mar 23   Josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80   

Mar 24   24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59   

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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),