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What Happened In September 1962 In History

Historical Events for September, 1962

  • 6th » Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the 2nd century AD in the Blackfriars, London e.g Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.
  • 8th » Newly independent Algeria, by referendum, adopts a Constitution of Algeria or constitution.
  • 8th » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 'Evening Star'.
  • 15th » The Soviet Union or Soviet ship 'Poltava (ship) or Poltava' heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban missile crisis.
  • 18th » Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
  • 20th » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
  • 23rd » The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City.
  • 24th » United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
  • 25th » The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah as-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Muhammad al-Badr or Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen Yemen Arab Republic e.g a republic under his presidency.
  • 27th » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
  • 28th » The Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane, Australia.
  • 29th » 'Alouette 1,' the first Canadian satellite, is launched.
  • 30th » Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association, which later becomes United Farm Workers.
  • 30th » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying Racial segregation called segregation.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1962

  • 1st » Tony Cascarino, English footballer
  • 1st » Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1st » Michelle Meyrink, Canadian actress
  • 2nd » Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 2nd » Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (d. 2012)
  • 2nd » Prachya Pinkaew, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 2nd » Keir Starmer, English lawyer
  • 3rd » Costas Mandylor, Australian actor
  • 4th » Kiran More, Indian cricketer
  • 4th » Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician, Education Minister of Denmark
  • 4th » Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician and biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate
  • 5th » Tracy Edwards, English sailor and coach
  • 5th » Peter Wingfield, Welsh-American actor
  • 6th » Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey
  • 6th » Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, List of Ambassadors of Estonia to Russia named Estonia Ambassador to Russia
  • 6th » Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist
  • 6th » Kevin Willis, American basketball player and fashion designer
  • 7th » Jennifer Egan, American author
  • 8th » Linda Bennett, English-Icelandic fashion designer, founded L.K.Bennett
  • 8th » Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player
  • 8th » Christopher Klim, American physicist and author
  • 8th » Thomas Kretschmann, German-American actor
  • 8th » Jay Ziskrout, American drummer and producer (Bad Religion)
  • 10th » Co Stompé, Dutch darts player
  • 10th » Wiljan Vloet, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 11th » Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician
  • 11th » Kristy McNichol, American actress and singer
  • 11th » Victoria Poleva, Ukrainian composer
  • 11th » Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer
  • 11th » Jenny Sanford, American banker and businesswoman
  • 12th » Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer-songwriter and producer
  • 12th » Amy Yasbeck, American actress
  • 13th » Hisao Egawa, Japanese voice actor
  • 13th » Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author
  • 14th » Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 15th » Dina Lohan, American dancer, actress, and manager
  • 15th » Scott McNeil, Australian-Canadian actor and singer
  • 15th » Amanda Wakeley, English fashion designer
  • 16th » Seth (cartoonist) e.g Seth, Canadian author and illustrator
  • 17th » Jonathan Lord, English politician
  • 17th » Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 17th » Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 17th » Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt
  • 17th » BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer (BeBe & CeCe Winans)
  • 18th » Joanne Catherall, English singer (The Human League)
  • 18th » John Fashanu, English footballer and manager
  • 18th » John Mann (musician) named John Mann, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Spirit of the West)
  • 18th » Aden Ridgeway, Australian politician
  • 18th » Boris Said, American race car driver
  • 19th » Cheri Oteri, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
  • 19th » Ken Rosenthal, American sportscaster
  • 20th » Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
  • 21st » Rob Morrow, American actor, singer, and director
  • 22nd » Diogo Mainardi, Brazilian journalist
  • 22nd » Marq Torien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (BulletBoys and Ratt)
  • 23rd » Deborah Orr, Scottish journalist
  • 24th » Rosamund Kwan, Hong Kong actress
  • 24th » Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager
  • 24th » Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager
  • 24th » Tim Supple, English director and producer
  • 24th » Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress and screenwriter
  • 25th » Shreela Ghosh, Indian-English actress and dancer
  • 25th » Kalthoum Sarrai, Tunisian-French psychologist and journalist (d. 2010)
  • 25th » Beth Toussaint, American actress
  • 25th » Aida Turturro, American actress
  • 26th » Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress
  • 26th » Peter Foster, Australian criminal
  • 26th » Mark Haddon, English author and poet
  • 26th » Lawrence Leritz, American actor, singer, and dancer
  • 26th » Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter (Megadeth, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Asia (band) called Asia)
  • 27th » Kimberly Carson, American porn actress
  • 27th » Gavin Larsen, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
  • 28th » Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 28th » Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager
  • 28th » Chuck Taylor (writer and editor) named Chuck Taylor, American journalist
  • 29th » Roger Bart, American actor and singer
  • 30th » Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indian actor, director, and producer
  • 30th » Marley Marl, American rapper and producer (Juice Crew)
  • 30th » Frank Rijkaard, Dutch footballer and manager

Famous Deaths for September 1962

  • 2nd » William Wilkerson, American businessman, founded 'The Hollywood Reporter' and the Flamingo Hotel (b. 1890)
  • 3rd » E. E. Cummings, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)
  • 6th » Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (b. 1898)
  • 6th » Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)
  • 7th » Karen Blixen, Danish author (b. 1885)
  • 7th » Graham Walker (motorcycle racer) or Graham Walker, English motorcycle racer and journalist (b. 1897)
  • 7th » Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
  • 14th » Frederick Schule, American hurdler, football player, and coach (b. 1879)
  • 18th » Therese Neumann, German mystic (b. 1898)
  • 20th » Oskar Kaplur, Estonian wrestler (b. 1889)
  • 21st » Bo Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mississippi Sheiks) (b. 1892)
  • 24th » Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
  • 28th » Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (b. 1925)

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