Historical Events In 1962

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

Aug 28   55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid in the year 1962.   

Aug 28   Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain   

Sep 01   On this day in history 10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran   

Sep 01   In the year 1962 uN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion   

Sep 02   Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place in the year 1962.   

Sep 03   In the year 1962 anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63   

Sep 04   In the year 1962 beatles record "How Do You Do It"   

Sep 06   Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77 in the year 1962.   

Sep 08   In the year 1962 hermann Standiger, German chemist (Nobel 1953), dies at 84   

Sep 09   On this day in history pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82   

Sep 10   Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis in the year 1962.   

Sep 11   On this day in history beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You"   

Sep 14   Marcel Delannoy, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1962.   

Sep 15   Australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins) in the year 1962.   

Sep 16   On this day in history public TV channel 13 begins in NYC   

Sep 16   On this day in history saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71   

Sep 18   On this day in history rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN   

Sep 18   In the year 1962 therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64   

Sep 19   Pogodin, writer, dies in the year 1962.   

Sep 19   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR in the year 1962.   

Sep 20   James Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall   

Sep 23   On this day in history aBC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons   

Sep 23   ABC's first color TV series-The Jetsons on this day in history.   

Sep 24   US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss in the year 1962.   

Sep 25   In the year 1962 a black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia   

Sep 25   Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup   

Sep 26   TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1962 birth of francesca Lia Block, American author   

Jan 04   Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

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 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   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.   

Jan 16   Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 on this day in history.