Historical Events In 1962

Aug 27   On this day in history mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus  

Aug 28   On this day in history 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)  

Aug 28   On this day in history dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid  

Aug 28   In the year 1962 tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)"  

Aug 31   In the year 1962 trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain  

Sep 01   On this day in history 10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran  

Sep 01   UN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion in the year 1962.  

Sep 02   On this day in history stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place  

Sep 03   Anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63 in the year 1962.  

Sep 04   Beatles record "How Do You Do It" on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64 in the year 1962.  

Sep 07   In the year 1962 karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77  

Sep 08   Hermann Standiger, German chemist (Nobel 1953), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82  

Sep 10   In the year 1962 rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis  

Sep 11   Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" in the year 1962.  

Sep 14   Marcel Delannoy, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins) in the year 1962.  

Sep 16   On this day in history public TV channel 13 begins in NYC  

Sep 16   Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN in the year 1962.  

Sep 18   Therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64 in the year 1962.  

Sep 19   Pogodin, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 19   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR in the year 1962.  

Sep 20   James Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black in the year 1962.  

Sep 22   Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall in the year 1962.  

Sep 23   In the year 1962 aBC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons  

Sep 23   On this day in history aBC's first color TV series-The Jetsons  

Sep 24   US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss in the year 1962.  

Sep 25   On this day in history a black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia  

Sep 25   In the year 1962 sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title  

Sep 25   On this day in history weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup  

Sep 26   TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1962 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 in the year 1962.  

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1962 birth of patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall)  

Jan 01   Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1962 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   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.