Historical Events In 1962

Nov 07   Richard Nixon quits politics-You won't have Nixon to kick around on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Canada govt orders changing nickel back to round shape in the year 1962.   

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

Nov 10   "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 perfs in the year 1962.   

Nov 11   Joseph Allen Jr, actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44 in the year 1962.   

Nov 12   Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history manuel Galvez, Argentina writer/poet (Hombres & Soledad), dies at 80   

Nov 16   In the year 1962 kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)   

Nov 17   "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1962 arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami   

Nov 18   Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), dies at 63 in the year 1962.   

Nov 19   Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons in the year 1962.   

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

Nov 20   Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies in the year 1962.   

Nov 20   President John F. Kennedy lifts the Blockade of Cuba on this day in history.   

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

Nov 23   In the year 1962 gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81   

Nov 24   On this day in history james J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60   

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

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

Nov 26   In the year 1962 1st recording session under name "Beatles"   

Nov 26   Albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90 in the year 1962.   

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

Nov 27   1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place in the year 1962.   

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

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

Nov 29   Rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood NJ on this day in history.   

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

Dec 01   On this day in history grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)   

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

Dec 03   Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1962 uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

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

Dec 07   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1962.   

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

Jan 03   Francesca Lia Block, American author was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 01   Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1962.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1962 ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

Jan 15   In the year 1962 kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

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