Historical Events In 1962

Aug 04   In the year 1962 nelson Mandela captured by South African police  

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

Aug 05   In the year 1962 marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35  

Aug 05   Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illigally leaving South Africa on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history nelson Mandella arrested and then imprisoned  

Aug 06   In the year 1962 jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule  

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independence from Britain on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independent from Britain on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 in the year 1962.  

Aug 07   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Aug 09   Hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85 in the year 1962.  

Aug 10   In the year 1962 ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60  

Aug 11   Andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3 on this day in history.  

Aug 11   On this day in history beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari"  

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

Aug 12   On this day in history tim D.was born this day in Calgary  

Aug 13   Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously in the year 1962.  

Aug 14   French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 15   On this day in history shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia  

Aug 16   On this day in history ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer  

Aug 17   Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history navy's first hydrofoil patrol craft, USS High Point (PCH-1) launched at Seattle, WA  

Aug 18   Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68 in the year 1962.  

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

Aug 19   Kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23   Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74  

Aug 26   In the year 1962 mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open  

Aug 27   On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79  

Aug 27   On this day in history mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus  

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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   On this day in history birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)  

Jan 03   Ulrike Lang, writer was born in the year 1962.  

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   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born in the year 1962.  

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 in the year 1962.  

Jan 04   Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) died in the year 1962.  

Jan 06   In the year 1962 jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1962.  

Jan 15   In the year 1962 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