Huascarán Avalanche Kills 4,000 in Peru, January 11, 1962
Date: January 11, 1962
Date: January 11, 1962
Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. 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 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War of Independence – March 18, 1962Project Mercury: Scott…
The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill. Date: September 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Rwanda and Burundi Independence, July 1, 1962Marvel Comics Publishes First Issue of The…
The Soviet Kosmos 5 satellite is launched. Date: May 28, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Pope John XXIII Excommunicates Fidel Castro January 3, 1962Mike Mansfield Criticizes Vietnam War Progress December 2, 1962Columbus Day…
Nine protestors are killed at Charonne station, Paris, by French police under the command of ex-Vichy official and Parisian Prefect of Police Maurice Papon. Date: February 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962European…
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 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War of Independence – March 18, 1962Seattle World’s Fair Opens,…
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 1962James Joseph Dresnok Defects to North Korea Across DMZ, August 15,…