January 12th (1962) was a Friday. It's the 11th day of the year (12th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 354 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th January, 1962
» Vietnam War: Operation Chopper (Vietnam) named Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
Famous Birthdays on January 12 in 1962
» Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator
» Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010)
January 12th Famous Deaths for 1962
» Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
January 12th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Ailred of Rievaulx
» Benedict Biscop
» Saint Tatiana known as Tatiana
» January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Lee-Jackson Day can fall while January 18 is the latest, celebrated on the Friday before Martin Luther King Day. (Commonwealth of Virginia)
» Public holidays in Turkmenistan e.g Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)