Page 12: 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 in the year 1962.   

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

Aug 05   In the year 1962 nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illigally leaving South Africa   

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

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   In the year 1962 jamaica gains independent from Britain   

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 in the year 1962.   

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   On this day in history andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1962 french and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel   

Aug 14   In the year 1962 nASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1962 e German border guards shot &kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68   

Aug 18   In the year 1962 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   On this day in history hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70   

Aug 24   Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1962.   

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   On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1962.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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