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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 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 November 1962: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1962?


Events

  • 01 Nov 1962 Cuban missile crisis ends, JFK says USSR is dismantling missile bases
  • 02 Nov 1962 JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled
  • 03 Nov 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers.
  • 04 Nov 1962 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament
  • 06 Nov 1962 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
  • 07 Nov 1962 Richard Nixon quits US politics - "You won't have Nixon to kick around".
  • 08 Nov 1962 Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape
  • 09 Nov 1962 Dutch Catharina Lodders elected Miss World
  • 10 Nov 1962 Nowhere to Go, But Up opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 performances
  • 11 Nov 1962 Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
  • 15 Nov 1962 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award
  • 16 Nov 1962 Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)
  • 17 Nov 1962 Little Me opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances
  • 19 Nov 1962 Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons
  • 20 Nov 1962 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP
  • 21 Nov 1962 The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
  • 23 Nov 1962 United Airlines Flight 297 crashes in Columbia, Maryland, killing all 17 on board.
  • 24 Nov 1962 Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea
  • 25 Nov 1962 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast
  • 26 Nov 1962 1st recording session under name Beatles
  • 27 Nov 1962 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place
  • 28 Nov 1962 Telegraph between Netherlands and Indonesia restored
  • 29 Nov 1962 Great-Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde
  • 30 Nov 1962 U Thant of Burma unanimously elected third Secretary-General of United Nations.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in November 1962?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - He's A Rebel
  2. - Big Girls Don't Cry
  3. - Only Love Can Break A Heart
  4. - Return To Sender
  5. - Do You Love Me

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Lovesick Blues
  2. - Return To Sender
  3. - Let's Dance
  4. - Swiss Maid
  5. - The Next Time / Bachelor Boy

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Abrar Alvi

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

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed

Starring: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith

Country: United States of America

The Legend of Lobo

The Legend of Lobo

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Walt Disney Pictures

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Bud Boetticher

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Starring: Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Books

Which were the most popular books released in November 1962?
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Happiness Is A Warm Puppy by Charles M. Schulz

Happiness Is A Warm Puppy

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Classic Peanuts are the best! These collector's editions faithfully recreate the look and feel of the most beloved Peanuts books, including their paper, ink, and lamination.

Letters From The Earth by Mark Twain

Letters From The Earth

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This is an unabridged and unaltered edition that includes the Prologue and all 11 Letters with footnotes.

Dearly Beloved by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Dearly Beloved

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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.

The Autobiography Of Will Rogers by Donald Day

The Autobiography Of Will Rogers

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Rogers recounts in his own words, which were gathered together by Day, how he became the spokesperson and watchdog of the inarticulate public during a time

A Shade Of Difference by Allen Drury

A Shade Of Difference

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This is the sequel to Advise and Consent, the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller. A novel about the United Nations and racial friction by Allen Drury.