Historical Events In 1962

Mar 24   On this day in history 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59   

Mar 24   On this day in history benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later   

Mar 24   Mick Jagger &Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue &Blue Boys on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78 in the year 1962.   

Mar 25   On this day in history french OAS-leader ex-General Jouhaud arrested   

Mar 26   Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 in the year 1962.   

Mar 26   On this day in history supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature   

Mar 27   In the year 1962 archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school   

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees in the year 1962.   

Mar 29   Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1962 argentine President Frondizi flees from the army   

Mar 29   Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" in the year 1962.   

Apr 02   On this day in history the first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.   

Apr 03   In the year 1962 benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24   

Apr 03   Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA in the year 1962.   

Apr 05   In the year 1962 herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC   

Apr 05   On this day in history herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC   

Apr 05   On this day in history manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp   

Apr 05   NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m in the year 1962.   

Apr 05   St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74   

Apr 07   Umrigar slams 172* v WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1962 accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France   

Apr 09   26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280 in the year 1962.   

Apr 09   CPR employees at Royal York Hotel in Toronto end 11-month strike in the year 1962.   

Apr 09   In the year 1962 jFK throws out first ball at Washington's new DC Stadium   

Apr 09   Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70 in the year 1962.   

Apr 10   In Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21   

Apr 11   New York Mets make a losing debut in the year 1962.   

Apr 12   In the year 1962 u.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H)   

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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   On this day in history birth of ulrike Lang, writer   

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 in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 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   Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 in the year 1962.   

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   LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.   

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