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What Happened In July 1962 In History

Historical Events for July, 1962

  • 1st » Independence of Rwanda.
  • 1st » Independence of Burundi.
  • 2nd » The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
  • 5th » Algeria becomes independent from France.
  • 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.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1962

  • 1st » Andre Braugher, American actor
  • 3rd » Tom Cruise, American actor and producer
  • 3rd » Thomas Gibson, American actor and director
  • 3rd » Hugh Page, South African cricketer
  • 3rd » Hunter Tylo, American actress
  • 4th » Neil Morrissey, English actor and singer
  • 4th » Pam Shriver, American tennis player and sportscaster
  • 5th » Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer
  • 5th » Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Indonesian terrorist (d. 2008)
  • 6th » Todd Bennett, English runner (d. 2013)
  • 6th » Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director
  • 8th » Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dead (band) known as The Dead and Trigger Hippy)
  • 9th » Jordan Belfort, American businessman
  • 11th » Gaétan Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
  • 11th » Pauline McLynn, Irish actress
  • 12th » Julio César Chávez, Sr., Mexican boxer
  • 12th » Dan Murphy (musician) known as Dan Murphy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Soul Asylum and Golden Smog)
  • 12th » Joanna Shields, American-English businesswoman
  • 12th » Dean Wilkins, English footballer and manager
  • 12th » Katie Puckrik, American television presenter and newspaper columnist
  • 13th » Tom Kenny, American voice actor, singer, and screenwriter
  • 13th » Rhonda Vincent, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player
  • 14th » Vanessa Lawrence, English geographer
  • 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
  • 17th » Bill Sage, American actor
  • 18th » Lee Arenberg, American actor
  • 18th » Jensen Buchanan, American actress
  • 18th » Jack Irons, American drummer (Spinnerette, What Is This?, The Wallflowers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, and Eleven (band) or Eleven)
  • 18th » Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 19th » Anthony Edwards, American actor and director
  • 20th » Carlos Alazraqui, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 20th » Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver
  • 20th » Julie Bindel, English journalist, author, and academic
  • 20th » Lee Harris (drummer) named Lee Harris, English drummer (Talk Talk and .O.rang)
  • 21st » Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, English businessman
  • 22nd » Alvin Robertson, American basketball player
  • 22nd » Martine St. Clair, Canadian singer and actress
  • 23rd » Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer
  • 23rd » Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer
  • 25th » Carin Bakkum, Dutch tennis player
  • 25th » Doug Drabek, American baseball player and coach
  • 26th » Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Irish singer and fiddler (Altan (band) called Altan, T with the Maggies, and String Sisters)
  • 27th » Karl Mueller (rock musician) called Karl Mueller, American bass player (Soul Asylum) (d. 2005)
  • 28th » Rachel Sweet, American actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter
  • 29th » Carl Cox, English DJ and producer
  • 29th » Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager
  • 29th » Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner
  • 29th » Scott Steiner, American wrestler
  • 30th » Alton Brown, American chef, author, and producer
  • 30th » Jay Feaster, American ice hockey player and manager
  • 31st » John Chiang (California politician) e.g John Chiang, American politician, 31st California State Controller
  • 31st » Kevin Greene, American football player and coach
  • 31st » Wesley Snipes, American martial artist, actor, and producer

Famous Deaths for July 1962

  • 1st » Purushottam Das Tandon, Indian politician (b. 1882)
  • 1st » Bidhan Chandra Roy, Indian physician and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1882)
  • 6th » Paul Boffa, Maltese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)
  • 6th » William Faulkner, American author, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
  • 6th » Archduke Joseph August of Austria (b. 1872)
  • 10th » Yehuda Leib Maimon, Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1875)
  • 12th » Roger Wolfe Kahn, American composer and bandleader (b. 1907)
  • 24th » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
  • 25th » Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 9th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1879)
  • 27th » Richard Aldington, English poet and author (b. 1892)
  • 27th » James H. Kindelberger, American pilot and businessman (b. 1895)
  • 29th » Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)

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