Year 1962

03 July 1962

France transfers sovereignty to new republic of Algeria

1 October 1962

James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registers at University of Mississippi

11 October 1962

Pope John XXIII opens Second Vatican Council. Council holds four sessions, finally closing 8 December 1965

14 December 1962

Mariner II, the first interplanetary probe, reaches Venus

1962

William Faulkner wins Pulitzer for The Reivers. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

1962

The first transatlantic television transmission ccurs via the Telstar Satellite, making worldwide television and cable networks a reality

1962

Burundi, Jamaica, Western Samoa, Uganda, and Trinidad and Tobago become independent

20 February 1962

Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., is first American to orbit Earth—three times in 4 hr 55 min

24 December 1962

Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners of §1961§ invasion attempt

5 August 1962

Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose at age 36

August 1962 to November

Cuban missile crisis USSR to build missile bases in Cuba;Kennedy orders Cuban blockade, lifts blockade after Russians back down

1962

Iran, Qazvin - 12.500 deads - magnitudo 7,1

1962

Nobel Prizes Physics: Lev Davidovic Landau

1962

Nobel Prizes Peace: Linus Carl Pauling

1962

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson, Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins

1962

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: John Cowdery Kendrew, Max Ferdinand Perutz, per i loro studi sulla struttura delle proteine globulari

1962

Nobel Prizes Literature: John Steinbeck

1962

NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: Boston Celtics d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)

1962

UEFA_Champions_League, Soccer World Cup: Brazil d. Czechoslovakia (3-1) in Chile

1962

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: Benfica (Portugal)

1962

Tennis Wimbledon Women: Karen Susman d. V. Sukova (6-4 6-4)

1962

Tennis Wimbledon Men: Rod Laver d. M. Mulligan (6-2 6-2 6-1)

1962

Baseball World Series: New York Yankees (AL) 4-3 San Francisco Giants (NL)

1962

1962 Playboy cover

1962 November 11

Demi Moore, actress (Demi Guynes Kutcher) (born at Roswell, New Mexico, USA) Scorpio

1962 January 17

Jim Carrey, actor (James Eugene Redmond) (born at Newmarket, Canada) Capricorn

1962 November 19

Jodie Foster, actress (born at Los Angeles,California, USA) Scorpio

1962 July 03

Tom Cruise, Movie Actor (born at Syracuse, USA) Cancer

1962 February 27

Adam Baldwin , actor Pisces

1962 April 08

Alberto Angela , Paleoantropologo, Conduttore TV (born at Paris, France) Aries

1962 December 30

Alessandra Mussolini , politician (born at Italy) Capricorn

1962 September 13

Alex Bini , DJ, tv presentatore Virgo

1962 January 03

Alfred Runggaldier , skier Capricorn

1962 September 04

Amadeus , television host Virgo

1962 June 29

Amanda Donohoe , actress Cancer

1962 November 25

Andrea Lucchetta , volleyball player (born at Treviso, Italy) Sagittarius

1962 December 06

Antonella Clerici , television host Sagittarius

1962 June 16

Arnold Vosloo , actor (born at Pretoria, South Africa) Gemini

1962 June 05

Astrid Quenn of Belgio , Noble (born at Bruxelles, Belgium) Gemini

1962 February 06

Axl Rose , rock singer (born at Lafayette, Indiana, USA) Aquarius

1962 September 17

Baz Luhrmann , actor Virgo

1962 November 30

Bo Jackson , Baseball Player Sagittarius

1962 June 14

Boy George , singer (O'Dowd) Gemini

1962 January 05

Carmine Abbagnale , athlete Capricorn

1962 October 26

Cary Elwes , actor Scorpio

1962 December 29

Cristiano De André , singer (born at Genova,Italy) Capricorn

1962 August 28

David Andrew Leo Fincher , movie director (born at Denver) Virgo

1962 October 23

Doug Flutie , athlete Scorpio

1962 March 29

Elena Sofia Ricci , actress (born at Italy) Aries

1962 May 12

Emilio Estevez , movie director, actor Taurus

1962 May 12

Emilio Estevez , WORK Taurus

1962 October 19

Evander Holyfield , boxer Libra

1962 February 09

Filippo Gaudenzi , Tennis player Aquarius

1962 June 10

Gina Gershon , actress (born at San Fernando Valley, California,USA) Gemini

1962 January 29

Giovanna Melandri , politician Aquarius

1962 May 14

Giovanni Scialpi , singer,actor Taurus

1962 December 07

Grecia Colmenares , actress Sagittarius

1962 August 09

Hermann Hesse , poet/author (Nobel 1946) Leo

1962 November 01

Irene Fargo , singer Scorpio

1962 March 18

Jeff Dunham , Comedian (born at Dallas, USA) Pisces

1962 February 05

Jennifer Jason Leight , actress Aquarius

1962 October 13

Jerry Rice , Football Player Libra

1962 October 11

Joan Cusack , actress Libra

1962 April 23

John Hannah , actor Taurus

1962 March 02

Jon Bon Jovi , singer Pisces

1962 October 13

Kelly Preston , actress Libra

1962 April 30

Khatarina Miroslava , dancer Taurus

1962 November 14

Laura San Giacomo , actress Scorpio

1962 July 07

Licia Colo , television host (born at Verona,Italy) Cancer

1962 May 06

Lori Singer , actress Taurus

1962 February 17

Lou Diamond Phillips , actor Aquarius

1962 October 12

Luca Carboni , singer (born at Bologna,Italy) Libra

1962 January 15

Margherita Buy , actress Capricorn

1962 June 30

Maria Amelia Monti , actress (born at Milano,Italy) Cancer

1962 January 21

Marie Trintignant , actress (born at Boulogne-Billancourt) (dead 2003 August 01) Aquarius

1962 December 16

Maruschka Detmers , actress (born at Schoonebeek) Sagittarius

1962 March 18

Massimo Giletti , television host Pisces

1962 March 21

Matthew Broderick , actor Aries

1962 August 06

Michelle Yeoh , actress Leo

1962 May 27

Milly D Abbraccio , actress Gemini

1962 November 18

Niels Bohr , Danish physicist (atom, Nobel 1922) Scorpio

1962 March 21

Paolo Belli , singer Aries

1962 August 05

Patrick Ewing , Jamaican-born basketball player Leo

1962 July 28

Patrizia Pellegrino , television host Leo

1962 June 19

Paula Julia Abdul , singer, dancer (born at San Fernando, California,USA) Gemini

1962 February 10

Piero Pelù , singer Aquarius

1962 February 28

Rae Dawn Chong , actor Pisces

1962 December 22

Ralph Fiennes , actor Capricorn

1962 May 14

Renata Polverini , sindacalista Taurus

1962 October 24

Riccardo Rossi , actor Scorpio

1962 March 14

Rita Forte , singer Pisces

1962 March 21

Rosie O Donnell , actress Aries

1962 September 01

Ruud Gullit , Dutch footballer Virgo

1962 February 07

Salvatore Antibo , athlete Aquarius

1962 February 11

Sheryl Crow , football and baseball player (born at Imotski) Aquarius

1962 November 14

Stefano Gabbana , stylist Scorpio

1962 September 01

Steve Carell , actor, comedian Virgo

(1962)

Suzanne Collins , Author

1962 March 15

Terence Trent D Arby , singer Pisces

1962 March 18

Thomas Ian Griffith , actor Pisces

1962 July 13

Tom Kenny , voice actor and comedian Cancer

1962 June 27

Tony Leung Chiu Wai , actor Cancer

1962 August 19

Valerie Kaprisky , actress Leo

1962 April 11

Vincent Gallo , actor, movie director Aries

(1962)

Vincent Pérez , actor

1962 October 18

Vincent Spano , actor Libra

1962 May 02

Vincenzo Maenza , athlete Taurus

1962 July 31

Wesley Snipes , actor Leo

1962 August 05

Marilyn Monroe, actress (Norma Jeane Mortensen) (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1926 June 01) Gemini

1962 November 07

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt , politician,first Lady (1933-1945) (born 1884 October 11) Libra

1962 September 03

Edward Estlin Cummings , poet, writer,drammaturgo statunitense (born 1894 October 14) Libra

1962 October 06

Gaston Bachelard , Filosofo ed epistemologo francese (born 1884 June 27) Cancer

1962 March 31

Marcello Dudovich , Illustratore (born 1878 March 21) Aries

1962 July 06

William Cuthbert Faulkner , author (Nobel 1949) (born 1897 September 25) Libra

1962 July 06

William Faulkner , Writer, prize Nobel (dead at Byhalia, Mississippi, USA) (born 1897 September 25) Libra