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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1962?


Events

  • 01 Sep 1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 02 Sep 1962 The Soviet Union agrees to send arms to Cuba.
  • 03 Sep 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open
  • 04 Sep 1962 Beatles record How Do You Do It at EMI
  • 05 Sep 1962 Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II
  • 08 Sep 1962 Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary)
  • 09 Sep 1962 76th US Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Darlene Hard (97 64)
  • 10 Sep 1962 KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 11 Sep 1962 Beatles cut Love Me Do andPS I Love You with Andy White on drums
  • 15 Sep 1962 Bravo, Giovanni closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
  • 16 Sep 1962 Brian Kilby wins marathon: (2:23:18.8)
  • 17 Sep 1962 Justice Department files 1st suit to end segregation in public schools
  • 18 Sep 1962 Bob Aspromonte sets NL 3rd baseman record of 57 cons errorless games
  • 19 Sep 1962 Atlantic College opens it doors for the first time, marking the birth of the pioneering UWC educational movement.
  • 20 Sep 1962 Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria
  • 22 Sep 1962 Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall
  • 23 Sep 1962 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open
  • 24 Sep 1962 KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 25 Sep 1962 Yankees clinch AL pennant
  • 26 Sep 1962 LA Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases (en route to 104)
  • 27 Sep 1962 Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen
  • 28 Sep 1962 Brighter Day, last airs on CBS-TV daytime
  • 29 Sep 1962 Alley Cat by Bent Fabric and His Piano peaks at #7
  • 30 Sep 1962 JFK routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi

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Music charts

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

  1. - Sheila
  2. - Sherry
  3. - The Loco-Motion
  4. - You Don't Know Me
  5. - Ramblin' Rose

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I Remember You
  2. - Telstar
  3. - She's Not You
  4. - The Loco-Motion
  5. - Things

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Andy Williams Show

The Andy Williams Show

Release year: 1962

Starring: Andy Williams

Country: United States of America

Billy Budd

Billy Budd

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Peter Ustinov

Starring: Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Rogers

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Tony Richardson

Starring: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen

Country: United States of America

The Saint

The Saint

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Phillip Noyce

Dr. No

Dr. No

Release year: 1962

Directed by: Terence Young

Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee, Joseph Wiseman

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1962?
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You'Re Entitle' by Harry Golden

You'Re Entitle'

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You're entitled' by Harry, Golden

The Big Laugh by John O'Hara

The Big Laugh

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This is a devastating account of the film industry's Golden Age in all its fake power and glory. John O'Hara's famously sharp-edged social reality and on-the-money dialogue.

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

The Agony and the Ecstasy

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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 …

The Sound Of Bow Bells by Jerome Weidman

The Sound Of Bow Bells

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This is the 19th novel of Jerome Weidman. His 1959 play, Fiorello! won the Pulitzer Prize. Sam Silver, a magazine writer, finds the path to his true ambitions and freedom.

Hornblower And The Hotspur by C.S. Forester

Hornblower And The Hotspur

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April 1803. Hornblower is shown here, shortly after his wedding ceremony, being ordered to board his ship, HMS Hotspur to watch the French coast, Channel ports and the Bay of Biscay.