Page 6: Historical Events In 1962

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   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   

Apr 15   USS Princeton brought inaugural Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was inaugural Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam.   

Apr 16   Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News.   

Apr 17   Louise Fazenda, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66   

Apr 19   In this year, Eino Oksanen claims his 3rd Boston Marathon   

Apr 19   NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46900 m.   

Apr 20   Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 20   Jesse G Vincent engineer designed inaugural V-12 engine, dies at 82.   

Apr 20   NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63250 m.   

Apr 20   New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North.   

Apr 21   Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle)   

Apr 21   Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington.   

Apr 21   Frederick Handley Page designer of inaugural big airplane (40 seats), dies.   

Apr 21   Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies.   

Apr 22   In this year, Marilynn Smith claims LPGA Sunshine Golf Open.   

Apr 22   Solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61   

Apr 22   Tor Maple Leafs beat Black Hawks 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 23   Ranger 4, inaugural US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral   

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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),