Historical Events In 1962

Jun 13   Eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69 in the year 1962.   

Jun 14   In the year 1962 anna Sleasers, first Boston Strangler victim   

Jun 14   Thirty people arrested in plot to kill the French leader De Gaulle in the year 1962.   

Jun 15   In the year 1962 alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

Jun 15   On this day in history south Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes   

Jun 17   Brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago in the year 1962.   

Jun 18   In the year 1962 volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor/composer (Bruckner), dies at 82   

Jun 19   Frank Borzage, US, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69 in the year 1962.   

Jun 21   On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m   

Jun 23   "Subways Are after Sleeping" closes at St James NYC after 205 perfs in the year 1962.   

Jun 24   On this day in history lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83   

Jun 25   Ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 25   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5 to 4) that prayers in public schools violated the First Amendment to the Constitution regarding the separation of church and state on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill   

Jun 27   NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59   

Jun 28   Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands in the year 1962.   

Jun 29   On this day in history first flight Vickers (British Aerospace) VC-10 long-range airliner   

Jun 30   On this day in history caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65   

Jun 30   LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0 on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Rwanda &Burundi become independent in the year 1962.   

Jul 01   Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1962 rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

Jul 03   Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5) in the year 1962.   

Jul 03   The birth of Tom Cruise, American actor in the year 1962.   

Jul 04   In the year 1962 island Records begins   

Jul 04   Rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys & Injuns), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1962 rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56   

Jul 05   On this day in history algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule   

Jul 06   On this day in history william Faulkner author, inventor of Yoknapatawpha Co, dies at 64   

Jul 06   On this day in history william [Harrison] Faulkner, US writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64   

Jul 07   In the year 1962 bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races   

Jul 09   Louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74 in the year 1962.   

Jul 09   In the year 1962 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island   

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Jan 03   In the year 1962 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   On this day in history birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)   

Jan 03   Ulrike Lang, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born in the year 1962.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1962 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.