Historical Events In 1962

Aug 27   Mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus in the year 1962.   

Aug 28   In the year 1962 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)   

Aug 28   In the year 1962 dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid   

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

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

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

Sep 01   On this day in history uN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion   

Sep 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history beatles record "How Do You Do It"   

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

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

Sep 10   In the year 1962 rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis   

Sep 11   Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history marcel Delannoy, composer, dies at 64   

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

Sep 16   Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN   

Sep 18   Therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1962 pogodin, writer, dies   

Sep 19   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR on this day in history.   

Sep 20   James Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1962 aBC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons   

Sep 23   In the year 1962 aBC's first color TV series-The Jetsons   

Sep 24   In the year 1962 uS Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss   

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 in the year 1962.   

Sep 26   TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS in the year 1962.   

Sep 26   On this day in history yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)   

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

Jan 03   Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born in the year 1962.   

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

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   Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1962.   

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

Jan 16   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 on this day in history.