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EVER since the winter of 1946 when he was represented on Broadway as the composer of "Beg gar's Holiday" (the late John Latouche writing the lyrics and basing the book on John Gay's masterpiece, "The Beggar's Opera")...
New bldg site sought; noisy, busy site preferred to slake children's thirst for activity
Architect Welton Becket reached down and patted the top of Long Island's seventyacre Walt Whitman Shopping Center, nearing completion in Huntington, L.I.
'61 equipment exports rose 1/3 to $635,400,000; semiconductor and electronic-tube industries seen healthy but electronic business failures at record high, repts to Electronic Industries Assn; other details
STUART, Fla.--A replica of the Taj Mahal is to rise on near-by Hutchinson Island, opposite the Martin County Historical Society's Elliott Museum. The copy of the mausoleum in Agra, India, built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, probably will not take as long to build as did the original. That was started in 1630 and was completed about 1648.
1962Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer[†]
Marcelino Bernal Pérez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
1962Ray Borner, Australian basketball player[†]
Ray Borner OAM is an Australian former basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League. He was named as the NBL's Most Valuable Player for the 1985 season, becoming the first Australian born player to win the award.
1962Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Steven Brill is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote Little Nicky and directed Mr. Deeds, Without a Paddle, Heavyweights, and Drillbit Taylor. He has had cameo roles in all three Mighty Ducks movies, and appeared in The Wedding Singer, Mr. Deeds, and Knocked Up, although his role in the latter has been miscredited to Judd Apatow. He also appeared as the Barfly in Sex, Lies, and Videotape.
1962Anthony A. Hyman, Israeli-English biologist and academic[†]
Anthony Arie Hyman is a British scientist and director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.
1962David Mundell, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland[†]
David Gordon Mundell, is a Scottish Conservative Party politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since 2005. He previously served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2019. Mundell was the first openly gay Conservative cabinet minister, coming out in 2016.
1962Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, coach and sportscaster[†]
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is an Indian cricket commentator, former professional cricketer and head coach of the India national cricket team. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. Although he started his career as a left arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder. Shastri was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He won the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the Indian cricket team annual award show NAMAN in 2024.
1962The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.[†]
The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate. It is burning at depths of up to 300 feet (90 m) over an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2). At its current rate, it could continue to burn for over 250 years. Due to the fire, Centralia was mostly abandoned in the 1980s. There were 1,500 residents at the time the fire is believed to have started, but as of 2017 Centralia has a population of 5 and most of the buildings have been demolished.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]