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1962 Historical Event(s)
February 5, 1962
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Tiger in Chinese astrology.
February 14, 1962
– First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House.
April 26, 1962
– NASA’s Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
July 9, 1962
– The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States of America.
July 13, 1962
– In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
July 17, 1962
– Nuclear weapons testing: The “Small Boy” test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site.
July 22, 1962
– Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
October 5, 1962
– Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
October 27, 1962
– A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.
November 4, 1962
– In a test of the Nike-Hercules air defense missile, Shot Dominic-Tightrope is successfully detonated 69,000 feet above Johnston Island. It would also be the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States.
Who Were Born On 1962?
January 7, 1962
– Aleksandr Dugin, Russian politician
February 6, 1962
– W. Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses)
March 2, 1962
– Tom Nordlie, Norwegian football coach
July 12, 1962
– Dean Wilkins, English football manager
September 24, 1962
– Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress
October 5, 1962
– Michael Andretti, American race car driver
November 18, 1962
– Jamie Moyer, American baseball player
December 6, 1962
– Janine Turner, American actress
December 18, 1962
– Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-born American singer
December 23, 1962
– Bertrand Gachot, Belgian racing driver