What Happened In December 1962 In History

Historical Events for December, 1962

• 8th » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike known as go on strike for 114 days.
• 9th » The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
• 11th » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
• 13th » NASA launches 'Relay program Relay 1 e.g Relay 1', the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1962

• 1st » Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
• 1st » Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach
• 2nd » Kardam, Prince of Turnovo
• 3rd » Richard Bacon (politician) or Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician
• 4th » Julie Lemieux, Canadian voice actress and singer
• 4th » Kevin Richardson (footballer) or Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager
• 5th » José Cura, Argentinian tenor, conductor, and director
• 5th » Pablo Morales, American swimmer
• 5th » Nivek Ogre, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Skinny Puppy, ohGr, Ministry (band) e.g Ministry, and Rx (band) or Rx)
• 5th » Samart Payakaroon, Thai boxer
• 5th » Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and manager
• 6th » Janine Turner, American actress
• 6th » Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, producer, and radio host (Everything but the Girl)
• 7th » Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan-Argentinian actress
• 7th » Imad Mughniyeh, Lebanese resistance leader and freedom fighter
• 8th » Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
• 8th » Steve Elkington, Australian golfer
• 8th » Marty Friedman, American-Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and television host (Megadeth, Cacophony (band) or Cacophony, and Hawaii (band) or Hawaii)
• 8th » Nikos Karageorgiou, Greek footballer and manager
• 8th » Wendell Pierce, American actor
• 9th » Felicity Huffman, American actress and producer
• 10th » John de Wolf, Dutch footballer and manager
• 11th » Ben Browder, American actor
• 11th » Paul Haslinger, Austrian-American keyboard player, guitarist, and composer (Tangerine Dream)
• 11th » Nele Karajlić, Serbian singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actor (Zabranjeno Pušenje)
• 12th » Tracy Austin, American tennis player and sportscaster
• 12th » Peter Bergen, American-English journalist and author
• 12th » Mike Golic, American football player and radio host
• 12th » Ulrike Tillmann, German mathematician
• 13th » Roger Ilegems, Belgian cyclist
• 13th » Jamie Raskin, American lawyer, politician, and academic
• 13th » Rex Ryan, American football player and coach
• 13th » Rob Ryan, American football player and coach
• 14th » Ginger Lynn, American model and actress
• 15th » Tim Gaines, Austrian bass player (Stryper and SinDizzy)
• 15th » Simon Hodgkinson, English rugby player
• 16th » Maruschka Detmers, Dutch-French actress
• 16th » William Perry (American football) e.g William Perry, American football player and wrestler
• 16th » Melanie Smith (actress) e.g Melanie Smith, American actress
• 17th » Paul Dobson (footballer) or Paul Dobson, English footballer
• 17th » Richard Jewell, American police officer (d. 2007)
• 17th » Rocco Mediate, American golfer
• 18th » Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American singer-songwriter
• 19th » Gary Fleder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 19th » Jill Talley, American actress
• 22nd » Ralph Fiennes, English actor and singer
• 23rd » Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver
• 23rd » Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
• 23rd » Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor
• 24th » Kate Spade, American fashion designer, co-founded Kate Spade New York
• 24th » Darren Wharton, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Thin Lizzy and Dare (band) e.g Dare)
• 25th » Dean Cameron, American actor
• 26th » Mark Starr, American wrestler (d. 2013)
• 27th » Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
• 27th » John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist
• 27th » Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
• 27th » Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
• 27th » Sara Thornton (police officer) e.g Sara Thornton, English police officer
• 27th » Pierlucio Tinazzi, Italian security guard (d. 1999)
• 28th » Melissa R. Kelly, American educator and politician
• 28th » Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (d. 1999)
• 28th » Choi Soo-jong, South Korean actor
• 28th » Niel van der Watt, South African composer and educator
• 29th » Devon White (baseball) known as Devon White, Jamaican-American baseball player
• 30th » Henry Cho, American actor
• 30th » Joshua Clover, American author, poet, and critic
• 30th » Paavo Järvi, Estonian-American conductor
• 31st » Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach
• 31st » Don Diamont, American actor
• 31st » Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)
• 31st » Heather McCartney, American-English potter

Famous Deaths for December 1962

• 13th » Harry Barris, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Rhythm Boys) (b. 1905)
• 15th » Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1899)
• 17th » Thomas Mitchell (actor) known as Thomas Mitchell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1892)
• 19th » Warren Brittingham, American soccer player (b. 1886)
• 21st » Gary Hocking, Welsh-Rhodesian motorcycle racer (b. 1937)
• 24th » Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German illustrator (b. 1890)
• 28th » Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. 1887)

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