Historical Events In 1962

Feb 20   On this day in history john Glenn, the American astronaut, orbits the Earth three times  

Feb 21   On this day in history minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands  

Feb 23   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 24   In the year 1962 general mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea  

Feb 24   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 25   India Congress Party wins elections on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history robert Kennedy visits Netherlands  

Feb 25   On this day in history wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81  

Feb 26   In the year 1962 carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 26   In the year 1962 uS Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation  

Feb 27   South-Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, 1st US killed on this day in history.  

Feb 27   South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, first US killed in the year 1962.  

Feb 27   Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 in the year 1962.  

Feb 28   Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 in the year 1962.  

Feb 28   Rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1962 the birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress  

Mar 01   In the year 1962 american Airlines 707 plunges nose first into Jamaica Bay NY killing 95  

Mar 01   In the year 1962 k-Mart opens  

Mar 01   Roscoe Ates, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history uganda became a self-governing country  

Mar 01   In the year 1962 uS/British nuclear test experiment in Nevada  

Mar 02   In the year 1962 jFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing  

Mar 02   Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game on this day in history.  

Mar 03   British Antarctic Territory is formed in the year 1962.  

Mar 04   AEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 in the year 1962.  

Mar 05   Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 in the year 1962.  

Mar 05   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1962.  

Mar 06   On this day in history rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 06   In the year 1962 sons of Freedom Doukhobors bomb electric power pylon near Riondel, British Columbia  

Mar 06   St Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals on this day in history.  

Mar 06   In the year 1962 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 06   In the year 1962 uS promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression  

Mar 07   Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio in the year 1962.  

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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 in the year 1962.  

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   In the year 1962 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   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 in the year 1962.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.  

Jan 16   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 in the year 1962.