1962 Calendar
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1962 Historical Event(s)
- January 11, 1962 – An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
- February 5, 1962 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- February 20, 1962 – Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in 4 hours, 55 minutes.
- August 22, 1962 – An attempt to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle fails.
- September 27, 1962 – The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
- September 28, 1962 – The Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane, Australia.
- September 29, 1962 – Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.
- 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 13, 1962 – The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died.
- December 9, 1962 – The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
Who Were Born On 1962?
- February 19, 1962 – Hana Mandlíková, Czech tennis player
- February 22, 1962 – Lenda Murray, American bodybuilder
- February 27, 1962 – Grant Show, American actor
- May 29, 1962 – John D. LeMay, American actor
- June 10, 1962 – Wong Ka-Kui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and guitarist (Beyond) (d. 1993)
- August 16, 1962 – Steve Carell, American actor and comedian
- November 21, 1962 – Sabine Busch, German athlete
- November 24, 1962 – John Squire, British guitarist (The Stone Roses)
- December 17, 1962 – Richard Jewell, American security guard and accused bomber (d. 2007)
- December 28, 1962 – Melissa R. Kelly, former Maryland politician