Historical Events In 1962

Feb 20   John Glenn, the American astronaut, orbits the Earth three times on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands on this day in history.   

Feb 23   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 24   General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 25   India Congress Party wins elections on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands in the year 1962.   

Feb 25   Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83   

Feb 26   US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history south-Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, 1st US killed   

Feb 27   South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, first US killed on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45   

Feb 28   Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire in the year 1962.   

Feb 28   On this day in history the birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress   

Mar 01   American Airlines 707 plunges nose first into Jamaica Bay NY killing 95 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   K-Mart opens in the year 1962.   

Mar 01   Roscoe Ates, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history uganda became a self-governing country   

Mar 01   US/British nuclear test experiment in Nevada on this day in history.   

Mar 02   JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing in the year 1962.   

Mar 02   On this day in history wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game   

Mar 03   British Antarctic Territory is formed in the year 1962.   

Mar 04   In the year 1962 aEC announces first atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

Mar 04   Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1962 anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82   

Mar 05   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 06   Rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1962.   

Mar 06   In the year 1962 sons of Freedom Doukhobors bomb electric power pylon near Riondel, British Columbia   

Mar 06   On this day in history st Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals   

Mar 06   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 06   In the year 1962 uS promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression   

Mar 07   On this day in history beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio   

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Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born in the year 1962.   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) died in the year 1962.   

Jan 06   Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 in the year 1962.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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