Historical Events In 1962

Aug 04   Nelson Mandela captured by South African police on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history first quasar located by radio  

Aug 05   Marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35 on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illigally leaving South Africa  

Aug 05   Nelson Mandella arrested and then imprisoned on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history jamaica gains independence from Britain  

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independent from Britain in the year 1962.  

Aug 07   On this day in history morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49  

Aug 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

Aug 09   On this day in history hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85  

Aug 10   Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 in the year 1962.  

Aug 11   In the year 1962 andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3  

Aug 11   Beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari" on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Tim D.was born this day in Calgary in the year 1962.  

Aug 13   On this day in history bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously  

Aug 14   French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel in the year 1962.  

Aug 14   NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million  

Aug 15   In the year 1962 shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia  

Aug 16   Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer in the year 1962.  

Aug 17   Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr in the year 1962.  

Aug 17   E German border guards shot &kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Navy's first hydrofoil patrol craft, USS High Point (PCH-1) launched at Seattle, WA in the year 1962.  

Aug 18   In the year 1962 cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68  

Aug 18   On this day in history peter, Paul and Mary release their first hit "If I Had a Hammer"  

Aug 19   Kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90 in the year 1962.  

Aug 21   On this day in history verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ  

Aug 23   Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 in the year 1962.  

Aug 24   In the year 1962 henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74  

Aug 26   On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open  

Aug 27   In the year 1962 carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79  

Aug 27   Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus in the year 1962.  

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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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1962.  

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

Jan 04   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1962 diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76  

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

Jan 06   Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 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   In the year 1962 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77