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Pres Kennedy, in lr to Premier Khrushchev, proposes US-USSR cooperation in space projects including establishment of weather satellite system
Evian talks continue; SAO terrorism seen continuing despite a cease-fire
violence detailed, Algiers; 8 pharmacies raided, 7 druggists killed, 5 hurt; all pharmacies closed; wounded Moslem illus; schools closed till Apr 2; panic food-buying under way; strikes continue; French deny SAO controls Oran; SAO announces formation of Natl Com of French Resistance in Algeria at meeting presided over by Salan; nucleus of shadow govt seen
US helicopters land troops near Cambodian border to pursue Viet Cong or dissident Buddhists suspected of using Cambodia as base
Gov Rockefeller proposes construction fund to complete on time $700-million program required by master plan
1962Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and martial artist[†]
Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and martial artist.
1962James McMurtry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]
James McMurtry is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor. He performs with veteran bandmates Daren Hess, Cornbread and Tim Holt.
1962Mike Rowe, American television personality[†]
Michael Gregory Rowe is an American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Somebody's Gotta Do It originally developed for CNN. He hosted a series produced for Facebook called Returning the Favor in which he found people doing good deeds and did something for them in return. He also hosts a podcast titled The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe.
1962Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor and director[†]
Etsushi Toyokawa is a Japanese actor.
1962Volker Weidler, German race car driver and engineer[†]
Volker Hermann Weidler is a retired racing driver from Germany, best known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991.
1962Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (born 1880)[†]
Walter Wolfkiel Bacon was an American politician and accountant from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served three terms as Mayor of Wilmington and two terms as Governor of Delaware. He is the only mayor of a Delaware city to have been elected Governor of Delaware.
1962The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.[†]
The Évian Accords were a set of declarations between the French Government and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic on 18 March 1962 in Évian-les-Bains which outlined the agreements for Algeria's Independence alongside cooperation with France. The Accords consisted of five chapters which detailed the guarantees and principals of this Independence. The Accords ended the Algerian War with a cease-fire that was declared on the 19th March 1962, and effectively formalised the status of Algeria as an independent nation.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]