Page 13: Historical Events In 1962

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

Aug 28   On this day in history 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)   

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   Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Sep 01   10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran in the year 1962.   

Sep 01   In the year 1962 uN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion   

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis   

Sep 11   Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" in the year 1962.   

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

Sep 15   In the year 1962 australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins)   

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   In the year 1962 rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN   

Sep 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1962.   

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 in the year 1962.   

Sep 23   On this day in history aBC's first color TV series-The Jetsons   

Sep 24   US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss in the year 1962.   

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 in the year 1962.   

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

Sep 26   In the year 1962 tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68   

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 in the year 1962.   

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

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