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Historical Events Happened In 1962

Thursday, 23 May 2013

May 22 On this day in history 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth

May 22 On this day in history netherlands telephone net becomes completely automated

May 22 On this day in history robert A Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30,600 meters

May 22 On this day in history roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game

May 23 OAS leader General Raoul Salan sentenced to life on this day in history.

May 23 On this day in history scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in US Aurora 7

May 24 M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit on this day in history.

May 25 On this day in history isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"

May 25 Isley Brothers release "Twist &Shout" on this day in history.

May 25 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) on this day in history.

May 25 On this day in history uS unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week

May 28 On this day in history suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY

May 28 On this day in history uS stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day

May 28 On this day in history wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio

May 29 On this day in history barbra Streisand appears on "Garry Moore Show"

May 29 On this day in history barbra Streisand appears on "The Garry Moore Show"

May 29 Buck O'Neil becomes the first black coach in major league baseball, accepting a job with the Chicago Cubs on this day in history.

May 30 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India) on this day in history.

May 30 Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" premieres on this day in history.

May 31 "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV on this day in history.

May 31 On this day in history adolf Eichmann, war criminal, hanged at Ramie Prison in Israel at 56

Jun 01 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.

Jun 01 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m on this day in history.

Jun 02 On this day in history 32nd French Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson (36 26 63 97 62)

Jun 02 On this day in history franc S Finzgar, Slovic writer (Service Girls), dies

Jun 03 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 on this day in history.

Jun 04 On this day in history william Beebe, US biologist/explorer, dies at 84

Jun 06 Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time Beatles record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums on this day in history.

Jun 06 On this day in history guinn Williams, actor (Big Boy-Circus Boy), dies of poisoning at 63

Jun 07 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m on this day in history.

Jun 08 Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8) on this day in history.

Jun 09 Henry Kendall, actor (Shadow, Romance & Riches), dies at 65 on this day in history.

Jun 12 John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82 on this day in history.

Jun 12 On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m

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Famous Birthdays In 1962

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)

Jan 03 Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of ulrike Lang, writer

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 Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall)

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

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

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 On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62

Jan 16 On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77