Page 12: Historical Events In 1962

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

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

Aug 05   Marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35 in the year 1962.   

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

Aug 05   In the year 1962 nelson Mandella arrested and then imprisoned   

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

Aug 06   In the year 1962 jamaica gains independence from Britain   

Aug 06   In the year 1962 jamaica gains independent from Britain   

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

Aug 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1962.   

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

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   In the year 1962 beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari"   

Aug 12   In the year 1962 russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15   

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   In the year 1962 ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer   

Aug 17   On this day in history beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr   

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   In the year 1962 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" in the year 1962.   

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 in the year 1962.   

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

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   In the year 1962 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   In the year 1962 birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall)   

Jan 01   On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

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   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   In the year 1962 ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

Jan 15   In the year 1962 kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

Jan 16   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 on this day in history.