Historical Events In 1962

Aug 04   On this day in history nelson Mandela captured by South African police  

Aug 05   First quasar located by radio on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35  

Aug 05   Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illigally leaving South Africa in the year 1962.  

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

Aug 06   On this day in history jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule  

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

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

Aug 07   In the year 1962 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   In the year 1962 hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85  

Aug 10   On this day in history ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60  

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

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 in the year 1962.  

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

Aug 13   Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 14   US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1962.  

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   Peter, Paul and Mary release their first hit "If I Had a Hammer" in the year 1962.  

Aug 19   On this day in history kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 26   Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open in the year 1962.  

Aug 27   Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1962 birth of ulrike Lang, writer  

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 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 in the year 1962.  

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42  

Jan 15   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77