Page 13: Historical Events In 1962

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

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

Aug 28   In the year 1962 dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid   

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

Aug 31   Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain in the year 1962.   

Sep 01   10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran in the year 1962.   

Sep 01   On this day in history 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   Anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Beatles record "How Do You Do It" in the year 1962.   

Sep 06   In the year 1962 hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64   

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

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

Sep 09   In the year 1962 pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82   

Sep 10   On this day in history rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis   

Sep 11   Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" on this day in history.   

Sep 14   In the year 1962 marcel Delannoy, composer, dies at 64   

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

Sep 16   Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC on this day in history.   

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   Therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1962 pogodin, writer, dies   

Sep 19   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1962 aBC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons   

Sep 23   In the year 1962 aBC's first color TV series-The Jetsons   

Sep 24   In the year 1962 uS Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss   

Sep 25   A black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title in the year 1962.   

Sep 25   In the year 1962 weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup   

Sep 26   In the year 1962 tV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS   

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

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Jan 03   Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Ulrike Lang, writer was born in the year 1962.   

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 in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1962 jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57   

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   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 on this day in history.