Page 6: Historical Events In 1962

Mar 24   Benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later.   

Mar 24   Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys.   

Mar 25   Auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78   

Mar 25   French OAS-leader ex-General Jouhaud arrested.   

Mar 26   Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64.   

Mar 26   Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature   

Mar 27   Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school.   

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India   

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India   

Mar 28   Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees.   

Mar 29   Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army   

Mar 29   Argentine President Frondizi flees from the army   

Mar 29   Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show"   

Apr 02   The inaugural official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London   

Apr 03   Benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24   

Apr 03   Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24092 races)   

Apr 03   Lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA   

Apr 05   Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC.   

Apr 05   Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC.   

Apr 05   Manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp   

Apr 05   NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54600 m.   

Apr 05   St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands   

Apr 06   J C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74   

Apr 07   Umrigar slams 172* v WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes   

Apr 08   Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France.   

Apr 09   26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer claims, shooting a 280   

Apr 09   CPR employees at Royal York Hotel in Toronto end 11-month strike.   

Apr 09   JFK throws out inaugural ball at Washington's new DC Stadium   

Apr 09   Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70.   

Apr 10   In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont   

Apr 10   Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21   

Apr 11   New York Mets make a losing debut.   

Apr 12   U.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H).   

Apr 15   Clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80   

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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),