1962: On This Year

1962

1962 (MCMLXII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.

Is 1962 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1962 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1962, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1962, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1962, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1962, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1962.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1962 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

history

What was 1962 known for ?

  • Decca Records rejected one of the greatest bands of all time, The Beatles after an audition. Elvis Presley had the biggest song in 1962 titled Return to Sender, with chart domination in the USA, Germany, Canada, Norway and many other countries.
  • Lawrence of Arabia starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif was the top-grossing film of the year. Christopher Fry was the recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry.
  • Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi SS officer, died in Israel for the crimes he undertook against humanity and the in particular Jews during WW II. Eichmann became the coordinator the Holocaust activities including identification, grouping, and the transportation of millions of Jews into the infamous Nazi death camps. In the extermination camps, the Nazi SS officers gassed and worked the Jews to death. Following a televised trial that gave a death sentence and all of his many appeals failed. A few minutes into 1 June 1962, Eichmann hung dead at a prison in Ramla.
  • Pope John XXIII convened the ecumenical council, the first in over 90 years. The ecumenical council is a general meeting of the bishops in the church, took place on October 11, 1962. The aim of the council was to bring about the spiritual rebirth of Catholicism. The pope also hoped to cultivate a greater sense of unity between Catholics and other branches of Christianity.
  • James Bond is one of the longest –running film franchises in the world. Dr. No was the first movie of the James Bond series on October 5, 1962. Created by Ian Fleming, Sean Connery became the first actor to be James Bond a super-spy codename: 007. Idolized in bestselling novels and top grossing films, James Bond is a favorite of many.
  • In 1962 saw the second Lancaster House Commence, where the negotiations for a framework for Kenya's self-governance took place. One of the greatest comedians of the 20th Century from Canada, Jim Carrey was born in January, while the legendary Wesley Snipes of The Blade was born in July.

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Oscar

1962: Oscar Winners of the Year

In 1962, during the 35th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 08/04/1963 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 5 categories honoring the films released in 1962:

What movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1962?

Lawrence of Arabia
The Oscar for Best Movie went to Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean, starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Director Oscar in 1962?

Lawrence of Arabia
The Oscar for Best Director went to David Lean, for the movie Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1962?

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Oscar for Best Actor went to Gregory Peck, for the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1962?

The Miracle Worker
The Oscar for Best Actress went to Anne Bancroft, for the movie The Miracle Worker, starring Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1962?

The Miracle Worker
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Patty Duke, for the movie The Miracle Worker, starring Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson produced in the United States of America.
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1962: Who was Time's Person of the Year?


Pope John XXIII
In 1962, Pope John XXIII was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. John XXIII was head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963. In 1962, he volunteered as a mediator in the Cuban Missile Crisis, gaining praise from both sides. He also initiated the Second Vatican Council that same year.

1962: What were the most popular books published that year?

The most popular and best selling books in 1962 were:

The Guns Of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Guns Of August

By:

The Modern Library selected Barbara as one of 100 best nonfiction books of the century. The Proud Tower, The Guns of August, which won the Pulitzer Prize, and The Zimmerman Telegram were all included in the selection.

Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter

Ship of Fools

By:

The story is set on a cruise ship bound for Germany in the summer 1931. The passengers include a Spanish noblewoman and a drunken German lawyer. An American divorcee is also included.

O Ye Jigs & Juleps! by Virginia Cary Hudson

O Ye Jigs & Juleps!

By:

O Ye Jigs

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

The Agony and the Ecstasy

By:

Irving Stone's classic biographical novel about Michaelangelo - in which both the artist as well as the man are fully brought to life. This novel is a masterpiece in its own right. It portrays Michelangelo’s passionate, dangerous love life and …

Dearly Beloved by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Dearly Beloved

By:

Anne Morrow Lindbergh's bestseller, Dearly Beloved, is set in June. This is a wonderful moment when the "gathered together", not only look at this couple, but also their lives, hopes and fears.

Tiger chinese zodiac sign

1962: What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 1962?


According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1962 was the Year of the Tiger.

Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Tiger sign.

Nobel Prize

1962: Nobel Prize Winners of the Year


1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Max Perutz

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Lev Landau

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Maurice Wilkins

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Francis Crick

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • John Kendrew

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • John Steinbeck

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Linus Pauling

1962: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1962 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • James D. Watson
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1962: What were the most popular baby names in the USA that year ?

The 3 most popular baby names in 1962 were Michael, David and John for boys and Lisa, Mary and Susan for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.

1962: What were the Top #10 male names given to baby boys that year?

The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1962 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Michael
  • David
  • John
  • James
  • Robert
  • Mark
  • William
  • Richard
  • Thomas
  • Jeffrey

1962: What were the Top #10 female names given to baby girls that year?

The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1962 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Lisa
  • Mary
  • Susan
  • Karen
  • Linda
  • Patricia
  • Donna
  • Cynthia
  • Deborah
  • Sandra

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1962: What was the number 1 song in the USA that year?

The number 1 song in the USA in 1962, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Stranger On The Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk

1962: What was the music chart in the USA that year?

The Music Chart in the USA in 1962 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. Stranger On The Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk
  2. I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles
  3. Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton
  4. The Twist by Chubby Checker
  5. Peppermint Twist - Part 1 by Joey Dee & the Starliters
  6. Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares
  7. Return To Sender by Elvis Presley
  8. Big Girls Don't Cry by The 4 Seasons
  9. Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp
  10. The Stripper by David Rose and His Orchestra

1962: What was the number 1 song in the UK that year?

The number 1 song in the UK in 1962, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was I Remember You by Frank Ifield

1962: What was the music chart in the UK that year?

The Music Chart in the UK in 1962 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. I Remember You by Frank Ifield
  2. Wonderful Land by The Shadows
  3. Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley
  4. The Young Ones by Cliff Richard
  5. I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles
  6. Hey Little Girl by Del Shannon
  7. Tell Me What He Said by Helen Shapiro
  8. Come Outside by Mike Sarne With Wendy Richard
  9. A Picture Of You by Joe Brown
  10. Telstar by The Tornados

1962: What were the most popular movies that year ?

The most popular movies and box office hits in 1962 were:

The Andy Williams Show

The Andy Williams Show

Release year: 1962

Starring: Andy Williams

Country: United States of America

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Abrar Alvi

Starring: Meena Kumari, Guru Dutt, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Release year: 1962

Directed by: David Lean

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins

Country: United States of America

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Robert Mulligan

Starring: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy

Country: United States of America

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Release year: 1962

Directed by: John Ford

Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin

Country: United States of America

world population

1962: What was the world population that year?

The world population in 1962 was 3,150,420,795 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 35.0% of the total population, which is roughly 1.1 billion individuals.The annual population change in 1962 was an increase of +58.4 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.89% over the previous year.The average population density in 1962 was 13 persons per square mile (or 21 persons per square kilometer).

history

What happened in 1962?

Here's what happened in 1962:

  • Jan 1, 1962: Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
  • Jan 2, 1962: Nighttime version of Password with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
  • Jan 3, 1962: Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome
  • Jan 4, 1962: 1st automated (unmanned) subway train
  • Jan 5, 1962: Tony Sheridan and beatles produce My Bonnie andThe Saints
  • Jan 7, 1962: Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno fails.
  • Jan 8, 1962: Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, comes in 50th.
  • Jan 9, 1962: NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks.
  • Jan 10, 1962: Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy seven villages and kill 3,500.
  • Jan 11, 1962: Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die
  • Jan 12, 1962: The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian.
  • Jan 13, 1962: Do Re Mi closes at St. James Theater NYC after 400 performances
  • Jan 14, 1962: NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30.
  • Jan 15, 1962: 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (8-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4).
  • Jan 16, 1962: Shooting begins on Dr No
  • Jan 17, 1962: A NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
  • Jan 18, 1962: Southern University closed due to demonstrations
  • Jan 19, 1962: A counter-coup occurs in the Dominican Republic the old government returns except for the new president Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly.
  • Jan 20, 1962: Kean closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances
  • Jan 21, 1962: JFK arrives in Uruguay
  • Jan 22, 1962: The East German government readopts conscription.
  • Jan 23, 1962: Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb.
  • Jan 24, 1962: Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
  • Jan 26, 1962: Twist is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools
  • Jan 27, 1962: Family Affair opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances
  • Jan 28, 1962: Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives.
  • Jan 30, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Jan 31, 1962: Gen Charles P Cabell, USAF, ends term as Deputy Director of CIA
  • Feb 1, 1962: NL releases its 1st 162-game schedule
  • Feb 3, 1962: US President John Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs.
  • Feb 4, 1962: Gay Life closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances
  • Feb 5, 1962: Law suit to bar Englewood, New Jersey, from "racial segregated" schools is filed.
  • Feb 6, 1962: Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named
  • Feb 7, 1962: Sam Snead wins LPGA Royal Poinciano Plaza Golf Invitational
  • Feb 8, 1962: KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Feb 9, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Feb 10, 1962: USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Power to US for Rudolph Abel.
  • Feb 11, 1962: Beatles record Please, Please Me
  • Feb 12, 1962: Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia, USA.
  • Feb 14, 1962: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House.
  • Feb 15, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Feb 16, 1962: US Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win.
  • Feb 17, 1962: Storm in Hamburg, Germany, kills 265.
  • Feb 18, 1962: Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
  • Feb 19, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Feb 20, 1962: John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth (Friendship 7)
  • Feb 21, 1962: Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen, Netherlands.
  • Feb 22, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts.
  • Feb 23, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Feb 24, 1962: Sail Away closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances
  • Feb 25, 1962: Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands
  • Feb 26, 1962: US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation.
  • Feb 27, 1962: South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, first US killed of war.
  • Feb 28, 1962: WMGM-AM in New York City changes call letters to WHN
  • Mar 1, 1962: K-Mart opens
  • Mar 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
  • Mar 3, 1962: British Antarctic Territory is formed.
  • Mar 4, 1962: The United States Atomic Energy Commission announces that the first atomic power plant at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is in operation.
  • Mar 5, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Mar 6, 1962: US promises Thailand assistance against communist aggression.
  • Mar 7, 1962: Launch of OSO 1, first astronomy satellite (solar flare data).
  • Mar 8, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Mar 9, 1962: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians.
  • Mar 12, 1962: Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia.
  • Mar 13, 1962: Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty.
  • Mar 14, 1962: Disarmament conference opens in Geneva, Switzerland, without France.
  • Mar 15, 1962: No Strings opens at 84th St. Theater NYC for 580 performances
  • Mar 16, 1962: US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167.
  • Mar 18, 1962: Dmitri Shostakovitch becomes member of Supreme Soviet of the USSR
  • Mar 19, 1962: All American opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
  • Mar 20, 1962: Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater.
  • Mar 21, 1962: Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in the Netherlands for birth control
  • Mar 22, 1962: I Can Get It For You Wholesale opens at Shubert NYC for 300 performances
  • Mar 23, 1962: JFK visits San Francisco
  • Mar 24, 1962: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys
  • Mar 25, 1962: Family Affair closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 65 performances
  • Mar 26, 1962: US Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature.
  • Mar 27, 1962: Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy.
  • Mar 28, 1962: Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees.
  • Mar 29, 1962: Argentine President Frondizi flees from the army.
  • Apr 2, 1962: The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.
  • Apr 3, 1962: Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races).
  • Apr 5, 1962: NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
  • Apr 6, 1962: Leonard Bernstein causes controversy with his remarks from the podium during a New York Philharmonic concert featuring Glenn Gould performing Brahms' First Piano Concerto.
  • Apr 7, 1962: Yugoslav ex-president Milovan Djilas returns to jail.
  • Apr 8, 1962: Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France.
  • Apr 9, 1962: 34th Academy Awards - West Side Story, Sophia Loren and Max Schell win.
  • Apr 10, 1962: New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle hits his 375th homerun.
  • Apr 11, 1962: New York Mets make a losing debut.
  • Apr 12, 1962: San Mateo County withdraws from BART district
  • Apr 13, 1962: US steel industry forced to give up price increases.
  • Apr 14, 1962: Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Apr 15, 1962: US national debt above US$300,000,000,000.
  • Apr 16, 1962: Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become ''the most trusted man in America''.
  • Apr 18, 1962: 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3.
  • Apr 19, 1962: NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900m
  • Apr 20, 1962: NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
  • Apr 21, 1962: The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
  • Apr 22, 1962: Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open.
  • Apr 23, 1962: 1st US satellite to reach the moon launched
  • Apr 24, 1962: MIT sends TV signal by satellite for first time: California to Massachusetts.
  • Apr 25, 1962: June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland
  • Apr 26, 1962: Ariel 1 Launch
  • Apr 27, 1962: US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
  • Apr 29, 1962: 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying win.
  • Apr 30, 1962: Willie Mays hits 4 HRs
  • May 1, 1962: JFK authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)
  • May 2, 1962: OAS strikes in Algeria
  • May 3, 1962: Express train crashes into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan).
  • May 4, 1962: US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
  • May 5, 1962: West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album
  • May 6, 1962: Pathet Lao breaks cease fire / conquerors Nam Tha Laos
  • May 7, 1962: Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960)
  • May 8, 1962: Funny Thing Happened opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 performances
  • May 9, 1962: Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone
  • May 11, 1962: US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
  • May 12, 1962: Grevelingendam closes
  • May 13, 1962: Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open.
  • May 14, 1962: Ex-pres Milovan Djilas sentenced to 5 years
  • May 15, 1962: US marines arrive in Laos.
  • May 17, 1962: Marin County withdraws from BART district
  • May 19, 1962: Bravo, Giovanni opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
  • May 20, 1962: Patty Berg wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open.
  • May 21, 1962: 3 more Cleveland HR set AL record for most HR (26) over 8 games
  • May 22, 1962: 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth
  • May 23, 1962: Scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in US Aurora 7
  • May 24, 1962: M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit.
  • May 25, 1962: Isley Brothers release Twist & Shout
  • May 26, 1962: All American closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 80 performances
  • May 27, 1962: Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
  • May 28, 1962: Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio
  • May 29, 1962: Barbra Streisand appears on Garry Moore Show
  • May 30, 1962: 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad, India).
  • May 31, 1962: Tell It To Groucho last airs on CBS-TV
  • Jun 1, 1962: Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit.
  • Jun 2, 1962: 32nd French Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson
  • Jun 3, 1962: Betsy Rawls and Kathy wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
  • Jun 4, 1962: Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam on SS Maasdam to US
  • Jun 6, 1962: Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record Besame Mucho with Peter Best on drums
  • Jun 7, 1962: NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m
  • Jun 8, 1962: Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8)
  • Jun 9, 1962: Bill of Hare, premieres in USA
  • Jun 10, 1962: Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Austin Civitan Golf Tournament
  • Jun 11, 1962: President FDR accepted an honorary degree from Yale
  • Jun 12, 1962: 3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz
  • Jun 13, 1962: Bob Newhart Show, last airs on NBC-TV
  • Jun 14, 1962: The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris : later becoming the European Space Agency.
  • Jun 15, 1962: WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 16, 1962: 2 US army officers killed in Saigon
  • Jun 17, 1962: 62nd US Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at Oakmont Country Club - Pennsylvania
  • Jun 21, 1962: USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m
  • Jun 22, 1962: 1st test flight of Hoovercraft
  • Jun 23, 1962: Subways Are after Sleeping closes at St. James NYC after 205 performances
  • Jun 24, 1962: Betsy Rawls wins LPGA J E McAuliffe Golf Tournament
  • Jun 25, 1962: Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) forms
  • Jun 26, 1962: Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo, Illinois
  • Jun 27, 1962: NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 km/h, 37,700 m
  • Jun 28, 1962: Thalidomide drug banned in the Netherlands
  • Jun 29, 1962: Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run
  • Jun 30, 1962: French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria
  • Jul 1, 1962: Algeria votes for independence
  • Jul 2, 1962: Fidel Castro visits Moscow
  • Jul 3, 1962: Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains independence on July 5).
  • Jul 4, 1962: Island Records begins
  • Jul 5, 1962: 96 murder at massacre in Oran, Algeria
  • Jul 6, 1962: 76th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Martin Mulligan (62 62 61)
  • Jul 7, 1962: 69th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Karen Susman beats Vera Sukova (64 64)
  • Jul 8, 1962: Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Kelly Girls Golf Open
  • Jul 9, 1962: The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States of America.
  • Jul 10, 1962: 32nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at D.C. Stadium, Washington
  • Jul 11, 1962: 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)
  • Jul 12, 1962: The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
  • Jul 13, 1962: 500 Indonesian parachutist land on New-Guinea
  • Jul 14, 1962: Borehole for Mont Blanc-tunnel finished
  • Jul 15, 1962: Algeria becomes member of Arab League
  • Jul 17, 1962: East Berliner Peter Fechter flees over Berlin Wall
  • Jul 18, 1962: Minn is 1st AL team to hit 2 grand slams in an inning as Bob Allison
  • Jul 19, 1962: The First Annual Swiss amp Wielder Hoop and Stick Tournament is held.
  • Jul 20, 1962: Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 13th Symphony
  • Jul 21, 1962: Battles on Chinese and Indies boundary
  • Jul 22, 1962: 1st US Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off
  • Jul 23, 1962: Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
  • Jul 25, 1962: House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex
  • Jul 26, 1962: Maria Oeljanov, 1st airship with nuclear missiles, arrives in Cuba
  • Jul 27, 1962: Mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission
  • Jul 28, 1962: Mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean
  • Jul 30, 1962: 33rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
  • Jul 31, 1962: Federation of Malaysia forms.
  • Aug 1, 1962: Failed assassination on President Nkrumah of Ghana
  • Aug 3, 1962: 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000)
  • Aug 4, 1962: Nelson Mandela captured by South African police
  • Aug 5, 1962: 1st quasar located by radio
  • Aug 6, 1962: Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule
  • Aug 10, 1962: Marvel Comics publishes Amazing Fantasy#15, which features the first published appearance of the superhero character of Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
  • Aug 11, 1962: Andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3
  • Aug 12, 1962: 1st time 2 people in space
  • Aug 13, 1962: Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously
  • Aug 14, 1962: NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m
  • Aug 15, 1962: Netherlands and Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea
  • Aug 16, 1962: Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer
  • Aug 17, 1962: E German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector
  • Aug 18, 1962: Peter, Paul and Mary release their first hit "If I Had a Hammer".
  • Aug 19, 1962: Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament
  • Aug 21, 1962: Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ
  • Aug 22, 1962: The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship, completes its maiden voyage.
  • Aug 23, 1962: 1st Europe-US live TV program
  • Aug 24, 1962: Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds
  • Aug 26, 1962: Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open
  • Aug 27, 1962: Mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus.
  • Aug 28, 1962: 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)
  • Aug 29, 1962: Some provisions of Kuwaiti constitution are suspended
  • Aug 30, 1962: Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
  • Aug 31, 1962: Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day)
  • Sep 1, 1962: KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 2, 1962: The Soviet Union agrees to send arms to Cuba.
  • Sep 3, 1962: Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open
  • Sep 4, 1962: Beatles record How Do You Do It at EMI
  • Sep 5, 1962: Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II
  • Sep 8, 1962: Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary)
  • Sep 9, 1962: 76th US Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Darlene Hard (97 64)
  • Sep 10, 1962: KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 11, 1962: Beatles cut Love Me Do andPS I Love You with Andy White on drums
  • Sep 15, 1962: Bravo, Giovanni closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
  • Sep 16, 1962: Brian Kilby wins marathon: (2:23:18.8)
  • Sep 17, 1962: Justice Department files 1st suit to end segregation in public schools
  • Sep 18, 1962: Bob Aspromonte sets NL 3rd baseman record of 57 cons errorless games
  • Sep 19, 1962: Atlantic College opens it doors for the first time, marking the birth of the pioneering UWC educational movement.
  • Sep 20, 1962: Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria
  • Sep 22, 1962: Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall
  • Sep 23, 1962: Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open
  • Sep 24, 1962: KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 25, 1962: Yankees clinch AL pennant
  • Sep 26, 1962: LA Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases (en route to 104)
  • Sep 27, 1962: Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen
  • Sep 28, 1962: Brighter Day, last airs on CBS-TV daytime
  • Sep 29, 1962: Alley Cat by Bent Fabric and His Piano peaks at #7
  • Sep 30, 1962: JFK routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi
  • Oct 1, 1962: Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)
  • Oct 2, 1962: San Francisco and Los Angeles play a 4-hour, 18-minute nine-inning game.
  • Oct 3, 1962: Stop the World, I Want to Get Off opens at Shubert NYC for 886 performances
  • Oct 4, 1962: USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300m
  • Oct 5, 1962: Beatles release their first single record "Love Me Do".
  • Oct 6, 1962: 16th NHL All-Star Game: Toronto beat All4-Stars -1 at Toronto
  • Oct 7, 1962: 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball
  • Oct 8, 1962: Algeria admitted as 109th member of the United Nations.
  • Oct 9, 1962: Battles to decide Algeria-Morocco boundary kills 130
  • Oct 10, 1962: Indies assault up Chinese positions in North-India attack
  • Oct 11, 1962: 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show
  • Oct 12, 1962: US / USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology
  • Oct 13, 1962: At the Riverside International Raceway in California, the Los Angeles Times Three-Hour Invitational Grand Prix race is held. 1963 model production Corvettes make their racing debut, as does the Ford-powered Cobra. Finishing 1st overall is the Mickey Thompson #119 black Corvette Z06, driven by Doug Hooper. He averages 84-mph over the 250-mile course. The 260-ci Cobra leads by about one mile after one hour of racing when its rear suspension fails.
  • Oct 14, 1962: Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Thunderbird Tourney Golf Tournament
  • Oct 15, 1962: WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Oct 16, 1962: Byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice
  • Oct 17, 1962: Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship
  • Oct 18, 1962: JFK meets Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko
  • Oct 19, 1962: Stalin-monument removed in Prague
  • Oct 20, 1962: Mr President opens at St. James Theater NYC for 265 performances
  • Oct 21, 1962: Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open
  • Oct 22, 1962: JFK addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba
  • Oct 23, 1962: Adlai Stevenson speaks at UN about Cuba crisis
  • Oct 24, 1962: In Cuban missile crisis, the US blockade of Cuba begins
  • Oct 25, 1962: 1st Belgian nuclear reactor begins operation
  • Oct 26, 1962: Beatles tape Please Please Me andAsk Me Why
  • Oct 27, 1962: Beyond the Fringe opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 performances
  • Oct 28, 1962: Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
  • Oct 31, 1962: The UN General Assembly asks the United Kingdom to suspend enforcement of the new constitution in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but the constitution comes into effect on November 1.
  • Nov 1, 1962: Cuban missile crisis ends, JFK says USSR is dismantling missile bases
  • Nov 2, 1962: JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled
  • Nov 3, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers.
  • Nov 4, 1962: Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament
  • Nov 6, 1962: BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
  • Nov 7, 1962: Richard Nixon quits US politics - "You won't have Nixon to kick around".
  • Nov 8, 1962: Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape
  • Nov 9, 1962: Dutch Catharina Lodders elected Miss World
  • Nov 10, 1962: Nowhere to Go, But Up opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 performances
  • Nov 11, 1962: Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
  • Nov 15, 1962: Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award
  • Nov 16, 1962: Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)
  • Nov 17, 1962: Little Me opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances
  • Nov 19, 1962: Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons
  • Nov 20, 1962: Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP
  • Nov 21, 1962: The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
  • Nov 23, 1962: United Airlines Flight 297 crashes in Columbia, Maryland, killing all 17 on board.
  • Nov 24, 1962: Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea
  • Nov 25, 1962: WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast
  • Nov 26, 1962: 1st recording session under name Beatles
  • Nov 27, 1962: 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place
  • Nov 28, 1962: Telegraph between Netherlands and Indonesia restored
  • Nov 29, 1962: Great-Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde
  • Nov 30, 1962: U Thant of Burma unanimously elected third Secretary-General of United Nations.
  • Dec 1, 1962: Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)
  • Dec 2, 1962: 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT]
  • Dec 3, 1962: Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge
  • Dec 4, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Dec 6, 1962: US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program.
  • Dec 7, 1962: Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Dec 8, 1962: I Can Get It For You Wholesale closes at Shubert NYC after 300 performances
  • Dec 9, 1962: I Can Get It For You Wholesale closes on Broadway
  • Dec 10, 1962: Hunters Point (San Francisco) jitney ends service after 50 years
  • Dec 11, 1962: Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
  • Dec 12, 1962: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Dec 13, 1962: Relay 1 communication satellite launched.
  • Dec 14, 1962: Mariner 2 launched; makes first US visit to another planet (Venus).
  • Dec 15, 1962: Storm over North Sea. Belgian pirate radio station Radio Uylenspiegel is knocked off the airwaves, never to operate again.
  • Dec 16, 1962: Nepal gets constitution / becomes Constitutional Hindu Monarchy
  • Dec 17, 1962: Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People & Places)
  • Dec 18, 1962: WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Dec 19, 1962: Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission
  • Dec 20, 1962: D Sjostakovitz opera Katerina Ismailova, premieres in Moscow
  • Dec 21, 1962: Angolin leaves Comecon
  • Dec 22, 1962: Kinderman Place in the Bronx named
  • Dec 23, 1962: Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion.
  • Dec 24, 1962: Cuba releases the last 1,113 participants in the Bay of Pigs Invasion to the U.S., in exchange for food worth $53 million.
  • Dec 27, 1962: 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback).
  • Dec 29, 1962: Doug Walters makes first-class debut for New South Wales 17 years 8 days.
  • Dec 30, 1962: Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game
  • Dec 31, 1962: Match Game debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn
  • Jan 9, 1962: Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, then known as the "Advanced Saturn", to carry human beings to the Moon.

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What does the year 1962 refer to in the Gregorian calendar?

The year 1962 refers to a specific year in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used internationally. It is the 63rd year of the 20th century and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade. In the Gregorian calendar, it follows 1961 and precedes 1963.

calendars for year 1962

Can you show me the calendar for the year 1962?

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