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Historical Events Happened In 1962

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Sep 27 Francisco Brochado da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962), dies at 52 on this day in history.

Sep 27 On this day in history uS sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles

Sep 29 Launch of Alouette 1, first Canadian satellite (on US Delta rocket) on this day in history.

Sep 29 On this day in history patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx

Sep 30 On this day in history james Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi

Oct 01 Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) on this day in history.

Oct 01 Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977 on this day in history.

Oct 01 James Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi on this day in history.

Oct 01 On this day in history johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests

Oct 01 The Lucy Show premiers on this day in history.

Oct 01 On this day in history uS National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope

Oct 02 Frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.

Oct 02 Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.

Oct 04 On this day in history e H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies

Oct 04 USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300 m on this day in history.

Oct 05 On this day in history beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

Oct 07 On this day in history mauritius Dekker, [Boris Robazki], writer (Boots in Jail), dies at 66

Oct 08 On this day in history algeria admitted as 109th member of the UN

Oct 08 On this day in history n Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party

Oct 08 On this day in history solomon Linda, South African singer and composer

Oct 09 Lulu McConnell comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80 on this day in history.

Oct 09 Lulu McConnell, comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80 on this day in history.

Oct 09 NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m on this day in history.

Oct 11 On this day in history 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show

Oct 11 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII on this day in history.

Oct 11 On this day in history pope John XXIII opens Vatican council

Oct 11 The first appearance of a Gabor sister on the Merv Griffin Show on this day in history.

Oct 12 US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology on this day in history.

Oct 13 On this day in history "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen

Oct 15 On this day in history amnesty International formed in London

Oct 15 On this day in history byron R White appointed to the Supreme Court

Oct 16 On this day in history byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice

Oct 16 Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba on this day in history.

Oct 16 Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on this day in history.

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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 Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born on this day in history.

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 On this day in history birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)

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 On this day in history death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)

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

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 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.

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.