Historical Events In 1962

Aug 27   In the year 1962 mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus  

Aug 28   55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record) in the year 1962.  

Aug 28   On this day in history dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid  

Aug 28   In the year 1962 tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)"  

Aug 31   In the year 1962 trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain  

Sep 01   On this day in history 10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran  

Sep 01   UN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place on this day in history.  

Sep 03   Anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63 in the year 1962.  

Sep 04   On this day in history beatles record "How Do You Do It"  

Sep 06   In the year 1962 hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64  

Sep 07   Karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1962 hermann Standiger, German chemist (Nobel 1953), dies at 84  

Sep 09   On this day in history pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82  

Sep 10   Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis on this day in history.  

Sep 11   On this day in history beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You"  

Sep 14   Marcel Delannoy, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins) on this day in history.  

Sep 16   Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC on this day in history.  

Sep 16   On this day in history saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71  

Sep 18   Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN in the year 1962.  

Sep 18   Therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64 in the year 1962.  

Sep 19   In the year 1962 pogodin, writer, dies  

Sep 19   In the year 1962 uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR  

Sep 20   James Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black in the year 1962.  

Sep 22   Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall in the year 1962.  

Sep 23   ABC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons in the year 1962.  

Sep 23   In the year 1962 aBC's first color TV series-The Jetsons  

Sep 24   On this day in history uS Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss  

Sep 25   A black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia in the year 1962.  

Sep 25   On this day in history sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title  

Sep 25   On this day in history weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup  

Sep 26   TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS on this day in history.  

Sep 26   In the year 1962 yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Next Page »

Jan 03   Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)  

Jan 03   Ulrike Lang, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of francesca Lia Block, American author  

Jan 04   In the year 1962 birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1962 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1962 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   In the year 1962 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   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 in the year 1962.