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   In the year 1962 dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid  

Aug 28   Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on this day in history.  

Aug 31   On this day in history trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain  

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

Sep 01   On this day in history uN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion  

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

Sep 03   In the year 1962 anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63  

Sep 04   In the year 1962 beatles record "How Do You Do It"  

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

Sep 07   Karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   Hermann Standiger, German chemist (Nobel 1953), dies at 84 in the year 1962.  

Sep 09   In the year 1962 pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82  

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

Sep 11   On this day in history beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You"  

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

Sep 15   On this day in history australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins)  

Sep 16   Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC in the year 1962.  

Sep 16   Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71 in the year 1962.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 19   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1962 bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall  

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

Sep 23   In the year 1962 aBC's first color TV series-The Jetsons  

Sep 24   US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss on this day in history.  

Sep 25   A black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia in the year 1962.  

Sep 25   Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup in the year 1962.  

Sep 26   In the year 1962 tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS  

Sep 26   On this day in history yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)  

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Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)  

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)  

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)  

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

Jan 03   Francesca Lia Block, American author was born in the year 1962.  

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.  

Jan 01   Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 in the year 1962.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1962 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 in the year 1962.  

Jan 12   In the year 1962 death of ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42  

Jan 13   Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 in the year 1962.  

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.