Historical Events In 1962

Nov 07   On this day in history richard Nixon quits politics-You won't have Nixon to kick around   

Nov 08   On this day in history canada govt orders changing nickel back to round shape   

Nov 09   Dutch Catharina Lodders elected Miss World in the year 1962.   

Nov 10   On this day in history "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 perfs   

Nov 11   In the year 1962 joseph Allen Jr, actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44   

Nov 12   On this day in history alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68   

Nov 14   Manuel Galvez, Argentina writer/poet (Hombres & Soledad), dies at 80 in the year 1962.   

Nov 16   Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) in the year 1962.   

Nov 17   In the year 1962 "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances   

Nov 17   On this day in history arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami   

Nov 18   On this day in history luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), dies at 63   

Nov 19   On this day in history fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons   

Nov 19   Jodie Foster was born on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 20   President John F. Kennedy lifts the Blockade of Cuba in the year 1962.   

Nov 21   The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War in the year 1962.   

Nov 23   Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   James J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60 in the year 1962.   

Nov 24   In the year 1962 last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea   

Nov 25   On this day in history wBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, NY (ABC) 1st broadcast   

Nov 26   1st recording session under name "Beatles" on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90   

Nov 26   On this day in history the first recording session under the name "Beatles"   

Nov 27   On this day in history 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place   

Nov 28   Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year in the year 1962.   

Nov 29   On this day in history rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood NJ   

Nov 30   U Thant of Burma elected 3rd Secretary-General of UN unanimously on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27) on this day in history.   

Dec 02   50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT] on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge   

Dec 06   US abandons Skybolt balastic missile program on this day in history.   

Dec 06   US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program in the year 1962.   

Dec 07   On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)   

Jan 03   Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   Ulrike Lang, writer was born in the year 1962.   

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   On this day in history birth of martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1962 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 in the year 1962.   

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