January 1962 calendar

January 1962
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 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.

But much more happened on January 1962: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1962?

Events

01 Jan 1962 Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
02 Jan 1962 Nighttime version of Password with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
03 Jan 1962 Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome
04 Jan 1962 1st automated (unmanned) subway train
05 Jan 1962 Tony Sheridan and beatles produce My Bonnie andThe Saints
07 Jan 1962 Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno fails.
08 Jan 1962 Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, comes in 50th.
09 Jan 1962 NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks.
10 Jan 1962 Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy seven villages and kill 3,500.
11 Jan 1962 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die
12 Jan 1962 The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian.
13 Jan 1962 Do Re Mi closes at St. James Theater NYC after 400 performances
14 Jan 1962 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30.
15 Jan 1962 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (8-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4).
16 Jan 1962 Shooting begins on Dr No
17 Jan 1962 A NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
18 Jan 1962 Southern University closed due to demonstrations
19 Jan 1962 A counter-coup occurs in the Dominican Republic the old government returns except for the new president Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly.
20 Jan 1962 Kean closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances
21 Jan 1962 JFK arrives in Uruguay
22 Jan 1962 The East German government readopts conscription.
23 Jan 1962 Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb.
24 Jan 1962 Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
26 Jan 1962 Twist is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools
27 Jan 1962 Family Affair opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances
28 Jan 1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives.
30 Jan 1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
31 Jan 1962 Gen Charles P Cabell, USAF, ends term as Deputy Director of CIA
09 Jan 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.