Historical Events In 1962

Mar 24   In the year 1962 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59  

Mar 24   Benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later in the year 1962.  

Mar 24   Mick Jagger &Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue &Blue Boys on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78 in the year 1962.  

Mar 25   On this day in history french OAS-leader ex-General Jouhaud arrested  

Mar 26   Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 in the year 1962.  

Mar 26   On this day in history supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature  

Mar 27   In the year 1962 archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school  

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India on this day in history.  

Mar 28   On this day in history devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India  

Mar 28   Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees on this day in history.  

Mar 29   Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army on this day in history.  

Mar 29   In the year 1962 argentine President Frondizi flees from the army  

Mar 29   Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1962 the first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.  

Apr 03   Benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races) on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA in the year 1962.  

Apr 05   Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Apr 05   On this day in history manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp  

Apr 05   NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m on this day in history.  

Apr 05   On this day in history st Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands  

Apr 06   On this day in history j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74  

Apr 07   On this day in history umrigar slams 172* v WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes  

Apr 08   In the year 1962 accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France  

Apr 09   26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280 in the year 1962.  

Apr 09   In the year 1962 cPR employees at Royal York Hotel in Toronto end 11-month strike.  

Apr 09   JFK throws out first ball at Washington's new DC Stadium on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70  

Apr 10   In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont in the year 1962.  

Apr 10   Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 on this day in history.  

Apr 11   On this day in history new York Mets make a losing debut  

Apr 12   On this day in history u.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H)  

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Jan 03   Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies) was born in the year 1962.  

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 in the year 1962.  

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   In the year 1962 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   On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76  

Jan 04   In the year 1962 death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)  

Jan 06   Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 in the year 1962.  

Jan 09   LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 in the year 1962.  

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died in the year 1962.  

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

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