6th » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan (nuclear test) known as Sedan nuclear test takes place.
8th » Ne Win besieges and dynamites the University of Yangon e.g Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student activism named Student Movement.
9th » The Starfish Prime High-altitude nuclear explosion e.g high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States.
11th » First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
11th » Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.
12th » The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London called London, England, United Kingdom.
13th » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Night of the Long Knives (1962) known as dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) e.g National Liberals as a distinct for
17th » Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller (nuclear tests) named Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site.
22nd » Mariner program: 'Mariner 1' spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
23rd » Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic Ocean known as Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
23rd » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
30th » The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
14th » Jeff Olson (musician) Jeff Olson, American drummer, songwriter, and radio host (Trouble (band) Trouble, Retro Grave, and The Skull (band) The Skull)
14th » Antonio Díaz Sánchez, Cuban activist
15th » Steve Brown (darts player) named Steve Brown, American darts player
15th » Nikos Filippou, Greek basketball player and manager