1962 Calendar
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1962 Historical Event(s)
- January 10, 1962 – Apollo Project: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle. It became better known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
- February 5, 1962 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- May 12, 1962 – Douglas MacArthur delivers his Duty, Honor, Country valedictory speech at the United States Military Academy.
- May 27, 1962 – The Centralia, Pennsylvania mine fire starts.
- July 11, 1962 – First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
- 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.
- August 6, 1962 – Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- August 16, 1962 – Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
- August 17, 1962 – East German border guards kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming one of the first victims of the wall.
- October 25, 1962 – Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
Who Were Born On 1962?
- March 4, 1962 – Jon Durno, bassist (Roman Holliday)
- March 5, 1962 – Jonathan Penner, American reality show contestant
- March 9, 1962 – Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
- March 15, 1962 – Jimmy Baio, American actor
- March 19, 1962 – Jim Korderas, American professional wrestling referee
- April 7, 1962 – Andrew “Andy” Hampsten, American cyclist
- July 11, 1962 – Pauline McLynn, Irish actress
- July 29, 1962 – Vincent Rousseau, Belgian long-distance runner
- September 25, 1962 – Beth Toussaint, American actress
- November 14, 1962 – Harland Williams, Canadian-born actor