Page 10: Historical Events In 1962

Jun 13   On this day in history eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69   

Jun 14   Anna Sleasers, first Boston Strangler victim on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history thirty people arrested in plot to kill the French leader De Gaulle   

Jun 15   Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 in the year 1962.   

Jun 15   On this day in history south Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes   

Jun 17   In the year 1962 brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago   

Jun 18   In the year 1962 volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor/composer (Bruckner), dies at 82   

Jun 19   Frank Borzage, US, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jun 21   USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m in the year 1962.   

Jun 23   "Subways Are after Sleeping" closes at St James NYC after 205 perfs on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1962 ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies   

Jun 25   On this day in history the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5 to 4) that prayers in public schools violated the First Amendment to the Constitution regarding the separation of church and state.   

Jun 26   On this day in history blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill   

Jun 27   On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m   

Jun 28   Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59 in the year 1962.   

Jun 28   Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jun 29   First flight Vickers (British Aerospace) VC-10 long-range airliner in the year 1962.   

Jun 30   On this day in history caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65   

Jun 30   On this day in history lA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0   

Jun 30   Rwanda &Burundi become independent in the year 1962.   

Jul 01   Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1962 rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

Jul 03   Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5) in the year 1962.   

Jul 03   The birth of Tom Cruise, American actor on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history island Records begins   

Jul 04   On this day in history rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys & Injuns), dies at 56   

Jul 04   In the year 1962 rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56   

Jul 05   On this day in history algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule   

Jul 06   William Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64 in the year 1962.   

Jul 06   In the year 1962 william [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64   

Jul 07   In the year 1962 bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races   

Jul 09   In the year 1962 louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74   

Jul 09   On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)   

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ulrike Lang, writer   

Jan 03   Francesca Lia Block, American author was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall)   

Jan 01   In the year 1962 diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1962 death of ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42   

Jan 13   Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 in the year 1962.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1962 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77