1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). In Chinese Zodiac, the "year" of the Ox ended on February 4, 1962 and the "year" of the Tiger began on February 5, 1962. 1962 - Events. 1962 - January. January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-b ...

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1962 - January. January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (b. 1919) January 20 - Robinson Jeffers, American poet (b. 1887) January 26 - Lucky Luciano, American gangster (b. 1897) January 29 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (b. 1875) 1962 - February. February 5 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (b. 1890) February 10 - Eduard von Steiger, President of Switzerland (b. 1881) February 17 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876) February 19 - Georgios Papanikolaou, ...

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In 1962, the Special was the first American car to use a V6 engine. This 198 in³ V6 was reverse-engineered from the 215 and used many of the same design parameters, but was cast in iron. Output was 135 hp (gross) at 4600 RPM and 205 ft.lbf at 2400 RPM. In their test that year, Road & Track was impressed with Buick's "practical" new V6, saying it "sounds and performs exactly like the aluminum V8 in most respects." The V6 Special was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1962. The Skylark a ...

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March 12 Female Group - USSR On March 12, 1962, a group of five civilian women with parachuting experience was added to the cosmonaut group: Tatyana Kuznetsova, Valentina Ponomaryova, Irina Solovyova, Valentina Tereshkova, and Zhanna Yerkina. Only Tereshkova would fly. September 17, 1962 - 1962 NASA Group - USA A second group of nine astronauts was selected by NASA in September 1962. This group included Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Charles Conrad, Jim McDivitt, Jim Lovell, Elliott See, T ...

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1962 - January. January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 5 - The first record by The Beatles "My Bonnie" with Tony Sheridan is released by Polydor January 8 - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time (National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Janua ...

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See also: 1961 in music, other events of 1962, 1963 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1962 in music - Events. January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option of signing one group only. The Beatles are rejected, mainly as they come from Liverpool and the others are Dagenham-based nearer London. January 24 - Brian Epstein signs to manage the Beatles. January 24 - Teenage star Danny Peppermi ...

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1962 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 1990s 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990 1980s 1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 1984 • 1983&# ...

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus July - British Open - Arnold Palmer August - PGA Championship - Gary Player PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $81,448 Women's Golf US Women's Open - Murle Lindstrom LPGA Championship - Judy Kimball Mickey Wright: leading money winner o ...

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1962 in aviation - January. US Army CH-21 Shawnees are dispatched to Vietnam, the first US military aircraft to be deployed there January 10-11 - a B-52 Stratofortress is flown from Okinawa to Madrid, establishing a new distance record of 12,532 miles (20,168 km) January 24 - two US Navy F-4 Phantoms are seconded to the US Air Force as the air force plans to adopt the type. 1962 in aviation - February. February 20 - John Glenn becomes the first US astronaut t ...

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1962 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963). 1962 in television - 1950s. The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965). Truth or Consequences (1950-1988). What's My Line (1950 ...

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1962 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over San Francisco Giants (4-3); Ralph Terry, MVP All-Star Game (#1), July 10 at D.C. Stadium: National League, 3-1; Maury Wills, MVP All-Star Game (#2), July 30 at Wrigley Field: American League, 9-4; Leon Wagner, MVP 1962 in baseball - Other champions. College World Series: Michigan Japan Series: Toei Flyers over Hanshin Tigers (4-2-1) Little Le ...

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1 special election held due to death of Henry C. Dworshak (R-ID) 2 special election held due to death of Andrew F. Schoeppel (R-KS) 3 special election held due to election of John F. Kennedy (D-MA) to the office of President in 1960 4 special election held due to death of Henry Styles Bridges (R-NH) 5 special election held due to death of Keith Thomson (Republican Senator-elect) ...

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1962 in South Africa - January. Nelson Mandela leaves South Africa for military training with the Umkhonto we Sizwe 1962 in South Africa - March. 12 March - Defence Minister J.J. Fouche, outlines South Africa's defence policy to make South Africa self-supporting in military equipment 1962 in South Africa - May. 6 May - Victorio Carpio (Philippines) and Martinez de Alva (Mexico), both United Nations representatives begin informal talks about South West Africa with Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, the Pri ...

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1962 in rail transport - January events. January 8 - The Harmelen train disaster, the worst railway accident in the history of The Netherlands, occurs when one passenger train driver misses a warning signal and passes a red signal to collide nearly head-on with another passenger train. 1962 in rail transport - July events. July 17 - Canadian National Railway debuts a new paint scheme on its transcontinental pass ...

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1962 in baseball - January-June. January 3 - Darren Daulton January 4 - Jay Tibbs January 5 - Danny Jackson January 7 - Jeff Montgomery January 13 - Kevin Mitchell January 19 - Chris Sabo January 23 - Benny Distefano February 4 - Dan Plesac February 19 - Alvaro Espinoza February 26 - Kelly Gruber February 27 - Greg Cadaret March 2 - Terry Steinbach March 7 - Germán González March ...

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January January 9 - Hawker Siddeley Trident April April 14 - Bristol Type 188 June June 29 - Vickers VC10 August August 13 - Hawker Siddeley HS.125 G-ARYA October October 12 - Dassault Balzac (tethered flight) October 28 - Westland Wasp December December 7 - Aérospatiale Super ...

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1962 Pacific typhoon season - Typhoon Kate. Tropical Storm Kate, which formed on July 18 a short distance east of northern Luzon, became a typhoon on the 20th in the South China Sea. After looping, it moved to the north, where it struck southeastern Taiwan on the 22nd. It turned to the northwest, and dissipated over eastern China on the 24th. Kate was reponsible for $25 million in damage (1962 USD) and 110 deaths. 19 ...

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List of religious leaders in 1962 - Catholic Churches. Roman Catholic Church - John XXIII, Pope (1958-1963) List of religious leaders in 1962 - Eastern Orthodox Churches. Serbia - Grigorije, Patriarch of Serbia (1958-1990) Russian Orthodox Church - Patriarch Alexius I (1945-1970) Patriarch of Constantinople - Patriarch Athenagoras (1948-1972) List of religious leaders in 1962 - Oriental Orthodox Churches. See also:

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Football World Cup 1962 - Group 1. May 30, Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica - Uruguay 2 - 1 Colombia May 31, Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica - USSR 2 - 0 Yugoslavia June 2, Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica - Yugoslavia 3 - 1 Uruguay June 3, Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica - USSR 4 - 4 Colombia June 6, Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica - USSR 2 - 1 Uruguay June 7, Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica - Yugoslavia 5 - 0 Colombia < ...

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