Page 13: Historical Events In 1962

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

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

Aug 28   Dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid in the year 1962.   

Aug 28   Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" in the year 1962.   

Aug 31   Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain in the year 1962.   

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   On this day in history stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place   

Sep 03   On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63   

Sep 04   Beatles record "How Do You Do It" on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 08   Hermann Standiger, German chemist (Nobel 1953), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1962 rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis   

Sep 11   In the year 1962 beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You"   

Sep 14   On this day in history marcel Delannoy, composer, dies at 64   

Sep 15   On this day in history australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins)   

Sep 16   In the year 1962 public TV channel 13 begins in NYC   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN   

Sep 18   In the year 1962 therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64   

Sep 19   Pogodin, writer, dies in the year 1962.   

Sep 19   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR on this day in history.   

Sep 20   James Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall   

Sep 23   ABC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons on this day in history.   

Sep 23   ABC's first color TV series-The Jetsons in the year 1962.   

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

Sep 25   On this day in history a black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia   

Sep 25   Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1962.   

Sep 26   Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) in the year 1962.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born in the year 1962.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

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   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   On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

Jan 16   In the year 1962 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77