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March 26, 1962

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Headlines from March 26, 1962

STATE WON'T HELP 5TH AVE. LINE HIRE DRIVERS IN STRIKE; Job Agency Policy Forbids Such Recruiting--Concern Places Ads for Men MASS PICKETING TODAY Bus Official Calls on Mayor for Protection in Face of 'Threats' by Quill Union BUS LINE BLOCKED ON STATE JOB AID

By Stanley Levey

Comr Catherwood tells co NYSES cannot make referrals to strike-bound cos; co plans newspaper ads; tells Wagner it will hold him responsible for violence and property damage; protests NYCTA inventory of its properties; city repts service on 65 routes excellent

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Notable Births

Richard Coles

1962Richard Coles, English pianist, saxophonist, and priest[†]

Richard Keith Robert Coles is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest. He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards. They achieved three UK top-10 hits, including the No. 1 record and best-selling single of 1986, a dance version of "Don't Leave Me This Way".

Kevin Seitzer

1962Kevin Seitzer, American baseball player and coach[†]

Kevin Lee Seitzer is an American former professional baseball third baseman who is currently the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. He has also served as the hitting coach for the Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, and Atlanta Braves.

Yuri Gidzenko

1962Yuri Gidzenko, Russian pilot and cosmonaut[†]

Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko is a Russian cosmonaut. He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the International Space Station. He has also conducted two career spacewalks. Although he retired on July 15, 2001, he continued his employment by a special contract until Soyuz TM-34 concluded. Since 2004 to May 2009, Gidzenko was the Director of the 3rd department within the TsPK. Since May 2009 he serves as the Deputy Chief of Cosmonaut Training Center TsPK. Club de Voleibol Las Mesas

John Stockton

1962John Stockton, American basketball player and coach[†]

John Houston Stockton is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the great point guards of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz, and the team made the playoffs in all of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances, both of which ended in losses to the Chicago Bulls.

1962Eric Allan Kramer, American-Canadian actor[†]

Eric Allan Kramer is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his roles as Scott Miller on AMC's Lodge 49, Dave Rogers on The Hughleys, and Bob Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie. He was the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Thor in live-action, in the made-for-television film The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988). He also appeared as Iron Mike Wilcox in the 2019 video game Days Gone.

Historical Context for March 26, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]