Today in History for March 1962

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 58 of 58

1st - American Airlines 707 plunges nose 1st into Jamaica Bay NY killing 95
1st - K-Mart opens
1st - US/British nuclear test experiment in Nevada
2nd - JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing
2nd - Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game
2nd - In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup.
3rd - British Antarctic Territory forms
4th - AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation
5th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
6th - St Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals
6th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
6th - US promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression
7th - Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio
7th - Launch of OSO 1, 1st astronomy satellite (solar flare data)
8th - Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)
8th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
9th - Egyptian Pres Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians
9th - US advisors in South-Vietnam join the fight
10th - Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel & move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida
US President John F. Kennedy 12th - Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia
13th - Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty
14th - Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France
14th - Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals
15th - "No Strings" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 580 performances
15th - 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter
15th - Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump
15th - KATU TV channel 2 in Portland, OR (ABC) begins broadcasting
15th - Richard Rodger's musical "No Strings," premieres in NYC
15th - Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4,000 pts in an NBA season
16th - 1st launching of Titan 2-rocket
16th - US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167
18th - Algerian War ends after 7½ yrs (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees
18th - Dmitri Shostakovitch becomes member of Supreme Soviet of USSR
19th - "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
19th - Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal
20th - Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater
21st - A bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds
21st - Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Neth for birth control
21st - Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control
21st - Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36
22nd - "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert NYC for 300 perfs
23rd - JFK visits SF
23rd - Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket v WI age 21 years 77 days
23rd - Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes 2nd person to play & coach
23rd - William DeWitt buys Cin Reds for $4,625,000
24th - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59
24th - Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later
24th - Mick Jagger & Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue & Blue Boys
25th - "Family Affair" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 65 performances
25th - French OAS-leader ex-general Jouhaud arrested
26th - Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state leg
27th - Ann Jellicoe's "Knack," premieres in London
27th - Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school
27th - Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy
28th - Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India
28th - Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees
29th - Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army
29th - Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show"

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 77 of 77

1st - Bill Leen, rocker (Gin Blossoms)
1st - Mark Gardner, LA California, pitcher (SF Giants)
2nd - Al Del Greco, NFL kicker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
2nd - Jon Bon Jovi, Sayreville NJ, rocker (Bon Jovi-Give Love a Bad Name)
2nd - Philip Jonas, Johannesburg SA, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Payless-2nd)
2nd - Terry Steinbach, New Ulm MN, catcher (Oakland A's)
2nd - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
2nd - Michael Salinger, American poet
2nd - Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
3rd - Herschel Walker, WFL/NFL running back (NJ Generals, Dallas Cowboys)
3rd - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, E St Louis IL, heptathele (Olympic-gold-88, 92)
3rd - Glen E. Friedman, American photographer and artist
4th - Brant Ian Woodward, Hurstville NZ, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
4th - Greg Kragen, NFL nose tackle (GB Packers, Carolina Panthers)
4th - Simon Bisley, British comic book artist
4th - Lolo Ferrari, French actress (d. 2000)
4th - David Sparrow, English actor
5th - Elise Burgin, Baltimore MD, tennis star
5th - Robert L Curbeam Jr, Baltimore Md, astronaut (STS 85, sk: 99)
5th - Jonathan Penner, American reality show contestant
5th - Charlie and Craig Reid, Scottish musicians (The Proclaimers)
6th - Alison Nicholas, Gibraltar, LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning Classic)
6th - Valerie French, American animatronics art director
7th - Taylor Dayne, [Leslie Wunderman], NY, vocalist (I'll Always Love You)
7th - Peter Manley, English Darts Player
8th - Shaun Gayle, NFL strong safety (San Diego Chargers)
8th - William Fuller, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers)
9th - Brian Green, Columbus Indiana, actor (Sam Fowler-Another World)
9th - Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
10th - Andre Waters, NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals)
10th - Gary Clark, rocker (Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer)
10th - Seiko Matsuda, Japanese pop singer
11th - Peter Berg, actor (Chicago Hope)
11th - Jeffrey Nordling, American actor
Baseball Player Darryl Strawberry (12th) 12th - Darryl Strawberry, LA California, baseball right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees)
12th - Gunde Svan, Swedish long jumper (Olympics-gold-1984, 88)
13th - Liane Tooth, Sydney NSW Australia, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
14th - Kirby Puckett, centerfielder (Minnesota Twins)
15th - Igor Aleinikov, film Maker
15th - Jimmy Baio, Bkln, actor (Billy Tate-Soap, Brass, Playing for Keeps)
15th - Steve Coy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
15th - Terrence Trent D'Arby, NYC, rock vocalist (Wishing Well)
16th - Marcel Brands, soccer player (RKC)
17th - Clare Grogan, rocker (Altered Images-Happy Birthday)
17th - Janet Patricia Gardner, Juneau Alaska, rocker (Vixen-Rev It Up)
17th - Patrick Thomas Burke, Hollywood FL, PGA golfer (1992 BellSouth-6th)
17th - Roxy Dora Petrucci, Rochester Minn, rock drummer (Vixen-Rev It Up)
17th - Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, Dutch politician
18th - Trevor Franklin, cricketer (opened for NZ mid-80's)
18th - Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor
18th - Mike Rowe, American television personality
18th - Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
19th - Ivan Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2003)
19th - Jim Korderas, American professional wrestling referee
20th - Stephen Sommers, American film director
Actor Matthew Broderick (21st) 21st - Matthew Broderick, NYC, actor (WarGames, Biloxi Blues)
21st - Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne (League of Their Own, Flintstones, Rosie)
21st - Mark Waid, American comic book writer
22nd - Diane Pavich, Melbourne Aust, golfer (1993 T50 Alpine Aust Ladies)
22nd - Juan Aguilera, Spain, tennis star
22nd - Tim Elliott, Perth WA, Australasia golfer
23rd - Johan Steur, soccer player (FC Volendam)
24th - Penny Hammel, Decatur IL, LPGA golfer (Jamie Farr Toledo-1985, 89)
24th - Star Jones, attorney/TV hostess (NBC, Inside Edition)
24th - Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
26th - John Stockton, Spokane Wash, NBA guard (Utah Jazz, Olympics-gold-96)
26th - Kevin Seitzer, Springfield IL, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
26th - Maarten de Young, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
26th - Richard Coles, rocker (Communards-Don't Leave Me This Way)
26th - Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko, Russia, lt-colonel/cosmonaut
Comedienne Rosie O'Donnell (21st) 28th - Ged Grimes, [Danny Wilson], rocker (Mary's Prayer)
28th - Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
28th - Terry Szopinski, American pro-wrestler
29th - Kirk Alan Triplett, Moses Lake WA, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston-2nd)
30th - M C Hammer, [Stanley Kirk Burrell], Oakland Ca, rapper (Hammer Time)
30th - Bil Dwyer, American actor
31st - John Taylor, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 22 of 22

1st - Roscoe Ates, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass), dies at 70
2nd - Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1866)
4th - Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77
4th - George Mogridge, Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1889)
5th - Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82
5th - Otakar Jeremias, composer, dies at 69
6th - Rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56
9th - Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of Univac computer, dies at 59
11th - Will Vesper, German author (Tristan und Isolde), dies at 79
15th - Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64
16th - John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85
17th - Frank Orth, actor (Boston Blackie, The Brothers), dies at 82
18th - Walter W. Bacon, Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
20th - Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies
20th - C Wright Mills, US sociologist (Power Elite), dies at 45
22nd - Aura Abranches, Port actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio), dies at 65
23rd - Josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80
23rd - Val Paul, producer (F-Man), dies at 73
24th - Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)
25th - Auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78
26th - Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64
28th - Hugo Wast, Argentine writer (b. 1883)