What Happened In May 1962 In History

Historical Events for May, 1962

• 6th » St. Martín de Porres is canonized by Pope John XXIII.
• 10th » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of Hulk (comics) or The Incredible Hulk.
• 22nd » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
• 24th » Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the 'Aurora 7' space capsule.
• 25th » The Old Bay Line, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, goes out of business.
• 31st » The West Indies Federation dissolves.
• 31st » Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1962

• 1st » Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1st » Ted Sundquist, American football player, coach, and manager
• 2nd » Elizabeth Berridge (actress) called Elizabeth Berridge, American actress
• 2nd » Big Boss Man (wrestler) named Big Boss Man, American wrestler (d. 2004)
• 2nd » Mitzi Kapture, American actress
• 2nd » Taťána Kocembová, Czech runner
• 2nd » David Volz, American pole vaulter
• 2nd » Jimmy White, English snooker player
• 3rd » Anders Graneheim, Swedish bodybuilder
• 5th » Sot Chitalada, Thai boxer
• 5th » Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
• 5th » Nicolas Vanier, Senegalese explorer, author, and director
• 5th » Kaoru Wada, Japanese composer
• 6th » Tom Brake, English politician
• 7th » Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach
• 7th » Dominik Moll, German-French director and screenwriter
• 9th » John Corbett (actor) named John Corbett, American actor and singer
• 9th » Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter (Depeche Mode)
• 9th » Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter (The Housemartins and Beautiful South)
• 10th » Guy Hemmings, Canadian curler
• 10th » John Ngugi, Kenyan runner
• 10th » Brad Soderberg, American basketball player and coach
• 10th » Robby Thompson, American baseball player and coach
• 12th » Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 12th » Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Bad Religion, Daredevils (band) named Daredevils, and Error (band) or Error)
• 12th » April Grace, American actress
• 13th » Paul Burstow, English politician
• 13th » Nick Hurd, English politician
• 13th » Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet and academic
• 13th » Paul McDermott, Australian comedian, actor, and singer (Doug Anthony All Stars)
• 13th » Sean McDonough, American sportscaster
• 13th » Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (d. 2003)
• 14th » Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (The Cult, The Wondergirls, Circus of Power, and Holy Barbarians (band) e.g Holy Barbarians)
• 14th » C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (Poison (American band) e.g Poison and Samantha 7)
• 14th » Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director
• 15th » Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer
• 16th » Jimmy Hood, Scottish politician
• 16th » Helga Radtke, German long jumper
• 16th » Lisa Yuskavage, American visual artist
• 17th » Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish author
• 17th » Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
• 17th » Jane Moore, English journalist and author
• 18th » Sandra (singer) Sandra, German singer (Arabesque (group) Arabesque and Enigma (musical project) Enigma)
• 18th » Mike Darnell, American businessman
• 18th » Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer-songwriter (One More Time (band) or One More Time)
• 18th » Olga Volozhinskaya, Russian ice dancer and choreographer
• 18th » Mike Whitmarsh, American volleyball player (d. 2009)
• 20th » Mike Jeffries (soccer) or Mike Jeffries, American soccer player and coach
• 21st » David Crumb, American composer
• 21st » Janey Robbins, American porn actress
• 22nd » Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (d. 1997)
• 23rd » Matt Wrack, English firefighter and union leader
• 24th » Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican boxer (d. 2012)
• 24th » Stephen Otter, English police officer
• 24th » Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2003)
• 25th » Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 26th » Black (singer), is the pseudonym for English singer-songwriter Colin Vearncombe
• 26th » Genie Francis, American actress
• 26th » Bobcat Goldthwait, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 27th » Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer
• 27th » Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
• 27th » Steven Brill (scriptwriter) known as Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 27th » David Mundell, Scottish politician
• 27th » Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
• 28th » Brandon Cruz, American actor
• 28th » James Michael Tyler, American actor
• 29th » Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
• 29th » Eric Davis (baseball) called Eric Davis, American baseball player
• 29th » Perry Fenwick, English actor
• 29th » John D. LeMay, American actor
• 29th » Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
• 30th » Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
• 30th » Richard Fuller (Bedford MP) known as Richard Fuller, English politician
• 30th » Tim Loughton, English politician
• 30th » Tonya Pinkins, American actress and singer
• 31st » Corey Hart (singer) known as Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
• 31st » Sebastian Koch, German actor
• 31st » Noriko Hidaka, Japanese voice actress

Famous Deaths for May 1962

• 5th » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 10th » Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal (b. 1879)
• 13th » Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (b. 1893)
• 14th » Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
• 23rd » Louis Coatalen, French engineer (b. 1879)
• 31st » Henry F. Ashurst, American politician (b. 1874)
• 31st » Adolf Eichmann, German colonel (b. 1906)
• 31st » Erik von Holst, Estonian-German sailor (b. 1894)

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