Page 17: Historical Events In 1962

Dec 07   Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert NYC after 300 perfs on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway   

Dec 09   In the year 1962 tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth   

Dec 10   Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67   

Dec 12   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Dec 13   On this day in history relay 1 communication satellite launched   

Dec 14   In the year 1962 mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus)   

Dec 14   Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) in the year 1962.   

Dec 14   On this day in history u.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.   

Dec 15   Charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1962 vaughn Meader's "The first Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks   

Dec 16   On this day in history constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l adopts new constitution   

Dec 16   David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres on this day in history.   

Dec 17   On this day in history current constitution of Monaco promulgated   

Dec 17   Thomas Mitchell, US, actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70 in the year 1962.   

Dec 18   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

Dec 19   Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland in the year 1962.   

Dec 19   Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1962 street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission   

Dec 20   On this day in history d Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow   

Dec 20   Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1962.   

Dec 20   In the year 1962 the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show   

Dec 21   Angolin leaves Comecon on this day in history.   

Dec 22   In the year 1962 1,000,000th NBA point scored   

Dec 22   Kinderman Place in the Bronx named on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion in the year 1962.   

Dec 23   Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion in the year 1962.   

Dec 23   In the year 1962 george Saiko, writer, dies at 70   

Dec 24   In the year 1962 uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR   

Dec 27   In the year 1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)   

Dec 28   UN troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga in the year 1962.   

Dec 29   Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 8 days on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)   

Jan 03   Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   Ulrike Lang, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of francesca Lia Block, American author   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 in the year 1962.   

Jan 09   LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 in the year 1962.   

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 on this day in history.