Alitalia Flight 771 Crashes in Junnar, India, Killing 94 July 7, 1962

Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment. Date: January 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962JFK Delivers…

In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état. Date: March 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marilyn Monroe Sings to JFK at Madison Square Garden, May…

Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. Date: January 3, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, First U.S. Combat Helicopter Assault, January 12, 1962New York City Newspaper Workers Strike Begins, December…

NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus. Date: December 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Mariner 1 Launch Failure and Destruction, July 22, 1962Peter Fechter Shot Crossing Berlin Wall,…

American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose. Date: August 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962JFK Delivers “We Choose to Go to the Moon” Speech at…

Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points. Date: March 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Huascarán Avalanche Kills 4,000 in Peru, January 11, 1962Vietnam…