Milestones: Jun. 15, 1962

Born. To Prince Albert of Liege, 28, heir to the Belgian throne; and Princess Paola, 24: their second child, first daughter; in Brussels. Name (after Prince Albert's mother, the late Queen Astrid ) : Astrid Josephine Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Marie.

Married. Nancy Kwan, 23, Hong Kong-born heroine of Hollywood's The World of Suzie Wong; and Austrian Hotelkeeper Peter Pock, 22; in London.

Died. Yves Klein, 34, farthest out of Paris' painters, a Dutch figurative artist's son who became a high-priced Parisian fad for his solid color (International Klein Blue) canvases, progressed to employing...

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