Historical Events
- Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen
Historic Publication
Rachel Carson publishes 'Silent Spring' about the deleterious impacts of pesticide use in the US on the environment
Rachel Carson
- US sells Israel Hawk anti-aircraft missiles
Famous Birthdays
- Gavin Larsen, cricketer (NZ medium-pace all-rounder)
Famous Deaths
- Francisco Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (1962), dies at 52
What Happened in 1962
The 100-year Football Curse that Appears to be Working
S.L. Benfica has failed to win a European Championship since 1962, when former coach Béla Guttmann placed a 100 year curse on the club. Is the curse working?
May 2, 1962'The Banality of Evil'
Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann sits in the dock at his 1961 trial in Jerusalem
June 1, 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
Reconnaissance photo of Soviet missiles in Cuba shown to John F. Kennedy on October 16, 1962
October 16, 1962The Man Who Saved The World
Many people think John F. Kennedy saved the world with his handling of the Cuban missile crisis. But an unknown Russian sailor also played a dramatic role.
October 27, 1962
