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Historical Events Happened In 1962

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Jul 10 On this day in history martin Luther King Jr arrested during demonstration in Georgia

Jul 10 On this day in history telstar, first geosynchronous communications satellite, launched

Jul 10 Telstar, the first private communications satellite, launches on this day in history.

Jul 11 On this day in history 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)

Jul 11 Cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days on this day in history.

Jul 11 On this day in history fred Baldasare is first to swim English Channel underwater (scuba)

Jul 11 On this day in history the first transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)

Jul 12 Rolling Stones first performance (Marquee Club, London) on this day in history.

Jul 12 The first time 2 manned crafts in space (USSR) on this day in history.

Jul 13 On this day in history 500 Indonesian parachutist land on New-Guinea

Jul 14 On this day in history borehole for Mont Blanc-tunnel finished

Jul 16 Jan M Romein, historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies on this day in history.

Jul 16 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m on this day in history.

Jul 17 Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) on this day in history.

Jul 17 On this day in history senate rejects medicare for the aged

Jul 18 On this day in history minn Twins Bob Allison & Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn & Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning

Jul 20 On this day in history andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51

Jul 21 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany Ga on this day in history.

Jul 22 On this day in history 1st US Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off

Jul 22 The first US Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off on this day in history.

Jul 24 Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86 on this day in history.

Jul 27 On this day in history edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies

Jul 27 On this day in history mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission

Jul 27 On this day in history martin Luther King Jr jailed in Albany Georgia

Jul 28 On this day in history 19 die in a train crash in Steelton Pa

Jul 28 On this day in history mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean

Jul 30 33rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago on this day in history.

Jul 30 Myron McCormick, actor (China Girl, Jigsaw), dies of cancer at 54 on this day in history.

Jul 31 On this day in history australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in South Vietnam

Jul 31 On this day in history federation of Malaysia formed

Aug 01 On this day in history leon Kruczkowski, Polish author (Niemcy), dies at 62

Aug 01 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m on this day in history.

Aug 02 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m on this day in history.

Aug 03 On this day in history 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000)

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Famous Birthdays In 1962

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 03 Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)

Jan 03 Ulrike Lang, writer was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of francesca Lia Block, American author

Jan 04 Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)

Jan 04 Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In 1962

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01 On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76

Jan 04 Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.

Jan 06 On this day in history jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57

Jan 09 LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on this day in history.

Jan 12 Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died on this day in history.

Jan 13 On this day in history ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42

Jan 15 Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 on this day in history.

Jan 16 Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 on this day in history.