Saturday June 02, 1962
US date format: 6/2/1962, UK date format: 2/6/1962
It was Saturday, under the sign of Gemini (see birth chart on June 2, 1962). The US president was John F. Kennedy (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Denis Baupin and Guy Lecluyse.
In that special week of June people in US were listening to I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles.
In UK Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley was in the top 5 hits.
Long Day's Journey Into Night, directed by Sidney Lumet, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1962
while The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Big Pull.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Spacewar!.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of June 02, 1962?
Holidays
- Italy's Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day), which commemorates the birth of the Repubblica Italiana and the end of the monarchy.
- Shavuoth (Judaism) (2006).
- Xenia name day in Slovakia.
- The Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Nicephorus' death - see also March 13.
Events
- 32nd French Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson (36 26 63 97 62)
Famous Birthday
- Denis Baupin: French politician, the Deputy Mayor of...
- Guy Lecluyse
- Ian Shaw: British singer and pianist known for his...
- Darnell Coles: Baseball player.
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Famous Deaths
- Franc S Finzgar: Slovic writer (Service Girls).
- V Sackville-West: Writer, dies at 70.
- Vita Sackville-West: British poet, novelist, and...
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, Dean Stockwell
Country: United States of America
Carnival of Souls
Directed by: Herk Harvey
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison
Country: United States of America
The Master of Ballantrae
Directed by: William Keighley
Starring: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell
Big Red
Directed by: Norman Tokar
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Émile Genest, Janette Bertrand
The Miracle Worker
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson
Country: United States of America
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 02, 1962?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
- Mr. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
- The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
- Dion - Lovers Who Wander
- Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time
- Brenda Lee - Everybody Loves Me But You
- Ernie Maresca - Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)
- Walter Brennan - Old Rivers
- Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You
- Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
- Cliff Richard - Do You Want To Dance / I'm Looking Out The Window
- Mike Sarne With Wendy Richard - Come Outside
- Joe Brown - A Picture Of You
- B Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
Top #10 R&B songs
- Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
- Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
- The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
- Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time
- James Brown And The Famous Flames - Night Train
- Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You
- Mr. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
- Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
- The Marvelettes - Playboy
- King Curtis And The Noble Knights - Soul Twist
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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The Big Pull
Starring: John Barrett, Michael Browning, Jean Dallas, Felix Deebank
Richard the Lionheart
Directed by: Dermot Walsh
Starring: Dermot Walsh, Robin Hunter, Alan Haywood, Iain Gregory
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Andromeda Breakthrough
Fitil
Accent on an American Summer
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1962?
- LIFE: Rene Carpenter
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Bear v. Bull -- June 1, 1962
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7770
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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The Guns Of August
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeThe Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara
To Kill a Mockingbird
By: Harper Lee
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960.
Why Not Victory?
By: Barry M. Goldwater
"THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO VICTORY IS-OBVIOUSLY-DEFEAT" In this one sentence the outspoken senator from Arizona cuts through the theories of coexistence, compromise and containment that have been obscuring US thinking on cold
The Bull From The Sea
By: Mary Renault
The Bull from the Sea reconstructs the legend of Theseus, the valiant youth who slew the Minotaur, became king, and brought prosperity to Attica.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Spacewar!
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