1962 Calendar
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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.
- March 19, 1962 – Algerian War of Independence: A ceasefire takes effect.
- May 12, 1962 – Douglas MacArthur delivers his Duty, Honor, Country valedictory speech at the United States Military Academy.
- July 1, 1962 – Independence of Rwanda.
- July 6, 1962 – As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
- July 9, 1962 – The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States of America.
- August 5, 1962 – Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
- August 15, 1962 – James Joseph Dresnok defects to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea after running across the Korean DMZ. Dresnok still resides in the capital, Pyongyang.
- October 8, 1962 – Spiegel scandal: Der Spiegel publishes the article “Bedingt abwehrbereit” (“Conditionally prepared for defense”) about a NATO manoeuver called “Fallex 62”, which uncovered the sorry state of the Bundeswehr (Germany’s army) facing the communist threat from the east at the time. The magazine is soon accused of treason.
- October 25, 1962 – Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
Who Were Born On 1962?
- February 4, 1962 – Alfred Twardecki, Polish historian
- March 2, 1962 – Scott “La Rock” Sterling, American musician (Scott La Rock) (d. 1987)
- June 12, 1962 – John Enos III, American actor
- June 17, 1962 – Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks)
- July 29, 1962 – Vincent Rousseau, Belgian long-distance runner
- September 16, 1962 – Seth (cartoonist), Canadian artist & writer
- October 2, 1962 – Jeff Bennett, American voice actor
- November 14, 1962 – Laura San Giacomo, American actress
- December 1, 1962 – Joe Quesada, American comic book writer
- December 8, 1962 – Wendell Pierce, American actor