Date: January 15, 1962
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence. Date: February 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Algerian War of Independence Ends, March 19, 1962Chinese People’s Liberation Army Declares Unilateral…
The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. Date: October 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War, French Government Settles…
Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes. Date: February 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Évian…
The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Charonne Station Protesters Killed by French Police, February 8, 1962European Space Research Organisation Established…
Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others. Date: May 29, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Fishbowl Ends, Final Above-Ground Nuclear…
The Yemen Arab Republic is established. Date: September 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Arthur Lucas, Last Person Executed in Canada – December 11, 1962Soviet Ship Poltava Heads Toward Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis…