Historical Events In 1962

Aug 04   In the year 1962 nelson Mandela captured by South African police   

Aug 05   First quasar located by radio on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35   

Aug 05   Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illigally leaving South Africa in the year 1962.   

Aug 05   In the year 1962 nelson Mandella arrested and then imprisoned   

Aug 06   Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule in the year 1962.   

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independence from Britain in the year 1962.   

Aug 06   Jamaica gains independent from Britain in the year 1962.   

Aug 07   Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1962 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Aug 09   On this day in history hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85   

Aug 10   In the year 1962 ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60   

Aug 11   Andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3 in the year 1962.   

Aug 11   Beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari" in the year 1962.   

Aug 12   Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 in the year 1962.   

Aug 12   Tim D.was born this day in Calgary in the year 1962.   

Aug 13   Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously in the year 1962.   

Aug 14   French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel in the year 1962.   

Aug 14   In the year 1962 nASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m   

Aug 14   On this day in history uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

Aug 15   Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer   

Aug 17   Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr on this day in history.   

Aug 17   E German border guards shot &kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector in the year 1962.   

Aug 17   Navy's first hydrofoil patrol craft, USS High Point (PCH-1) launched at Seattle, WA in the year 1962.   

Aug 18   Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1962 peter, Paul and Mary release their first hit "If I Had a Hammer"   

Aug 19   In the year 1962 kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90   

Aug 21   In the year 1962 verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ   

Aug 23   In the year 1962 hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70   

Aug 24   In the year 1962 henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 26   Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1962 carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 27   In the year 1962 mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus   

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

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

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 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   On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1962 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 in the year 1962.