Historical Events In 1962

Mar 24   24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59 in the year 1962.   

Mar 24   Benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later in the year 1962.   

Mar 24   Mick Jagger &Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue &Blue Boys in the year 1962.   

Mar 25   On this day in history auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78   

Mar 25   French OAS-leader ex-General Jouhaud arrested in the year 1962.   

Mar 26   Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 in the year 1962.   

Mar 26   Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature in the year 1962.   

Mar 27   Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees   

Mar 29   On this day in history argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army   

Mar 29   In the year 1962 argentine President Frondizi flees from the army   

Mar 29   Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" in the year 1962.   

Apr 02   The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London in the year 1962.   

Apr 03   On this day in history benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24   

Apr 03   On this day in history jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)   

Apr 03   On this day in history lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA   

Apr 05   On this day in history herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC   

Apr 05   In the year 1962 herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC   

Apr 05   Manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1962 nASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m   

Apr 05   St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands on this day in history.   

Apr 06   J C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74 in the year 1962.   

Apr 07   In the year 1962 umrigar slams 172* v WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes   

Apr 08   Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280   

Apr 09   CPR employees at Royal York Hotel in Toronto end 11-month strike in the year 1962.   

Apr 09   On this day in history jFK throws out first ball at Washington's new DC Stadium   

Apr 09   In the year 1962 juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70   

Apr 10   On this day in history in Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont.   

Apr 10   Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 in the year 1962.   

Apr 11   On this day in history new York Mets make a losing debut   

Apr 12   On this day in history u.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H)   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)   

Jan 03   Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1962 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 in the year 1962.   

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died in the year 1962.   

Jan 13   Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

Jan 16   In the year 1962 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77