Historical Events In 1962
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Jan 01 Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful on this day in history.
Jan 01 Diego MartÃnez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 in the year 1962.
Jan 01 Navy SEAL teams established in the year 1962.
Jan 01 Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium in the year 1962.
Jan 01 Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand; Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa on this day in history.
Jan 02 Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS in the year 1962.
Jan 03 Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome on this day in history.
Jan 03 In the year 1962 pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
Jan 04 On this day in history 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (NYC)
Jan 04 On this day in history the first automated (unmanned) subway train (New York City NY)
Jan 05 On this day in history tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"
Jan 06 On this day in history jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57
Jan 07 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27 in the year 1962.
Jan 07 Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, fails in the year 1962.
Jan 08 On this day in history dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands)
Jan 08 In the year 1962 dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)
Jan 08 Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, he came in 50th on this day in history.
Jan 09 LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on this day in history.
Jan 09 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1962.
Jan 10 4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Perú on this day in history.
Jan 10 On this day in history eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy 7 villages & kill 3,500
Jan 11 On this day in history mandela leaves South Africa, travels to Ethiopia, Algeria &England
Jan 11 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die in the year 1962.
Jan 12 In the year 1962 ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
Jan 13 "Do Re Mi" closes at St James Theater NYC after 400 performances on this day in history.
Jan 13 On this day in history comedian Ernie Kovacs is killed in a car crash in Los Angeles.
Jan 13 In the year 1962 ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42
Jan 14 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30 on this day in history.
Jan 15 50th Australian Mens Tennis Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64) in the year 1962.
Jan 15 On this day in history 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64)
Jan 15 On this day in history dutch & Indonesian navy encounter in Etna Bay New Guinea
Jan 15 Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.
Jan 16 Death of JF Hurley, first official AIF photographer, appointed during the Battle of Third Ypres in 1917 on this day in history.
Jan 16 In the year 1962 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77
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