Page 13: Historical Events In 1962

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

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

Aug 28   On this day in history dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid   

Aug 28   Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1962 trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain   

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 in the year 1962.   

Sep 02   In the year 1962 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   In the year 1962 beatles record "How Do You Do It"   

Sep 06   Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64 in the year 1962.   

Sep 07   In the year 1962 karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77   

Sep 08   On this day in history hermann Standiger, German chemist (Nobel 1953), dies at 84   

Sep 09   On this day in history pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82   

Sep 10   Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis in the year 1962.   

Sep 11   On this day in history beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You"   

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

Sep 15   Australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   On this day in history public TV channel 13 begins in NYC   

Sep 16   Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71 in the year 1962.   

Sep 18   In the year 1962 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1962 uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR   

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   US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss on this day in history.   

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   Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup on this day in history.   

Sep 26   TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ulrike Lang, writer   

Jan 03   Francesca Lia Block, American author was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 birth of martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

Jan 16   On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77