Historical Events In 1962

Dec 07   In the year 1962 kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67  

Dec 08   On this day in history "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert NYC after 300 perfs  

Dec 09   On this day in history "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway  

Dec 09   In the year 1962 tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth  

Dec 10   Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years on this day in history.  

Dec 12   On this day in history sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67  

Dec 12   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1962.  

Dec 13   Relay 1 communication satellite launched in the year 1962.  

Dec 14   Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) in the year 1962.  

Dec 14   On this day in history mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)  

Dec 14   U.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth in the year 1962.  

Dec 15   On this day in history charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63  

Dec 15   In the year 1962 vaughn Meader's "The first Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks  

Dec 16   Constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l adopts new constitution on this day in history.  

Dec 16   On this day in history david Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres  

Dec 17   Current constitution of Monaco promulgated on this day in history.  

Dec 17   Thomas Mitchell, US, actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70 in the year 1962.  

Dec 18   In the year 1962 dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow  

Dec 19   Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland in the year 1962.  

Dec 19   Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland in the year 1962.  

Dec 19   In the year 1962 street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission  

Dec 20   In the year 1962 d Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow  

Dec 20   On this day in history erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68  

Dec 20   In the year 1962 the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show  

Dec 21   On this day in history angolin leaves Comecon  

Dec 22   1,000,000th NBA point scored on this day in history.  

Dec 22   On this day in history kinderman Place in the Bronx named  

Dec 23   Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion in the year 1962.  

Dec 23   On this day in history cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion  

Dec 23   George Saiko, writer, dies at 70 in the year 1962.  

Dec 24   In the year 1962 uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR  

Dec 27   In the year 1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)  

Dec 28   On this day in history uN troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga  

Dec 29   Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 8 days in the year 1962.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1962 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1962 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   In the year 1962 kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62  

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