Historical figures in 1962
The atlas holds 103 people and 159 moments here, in 1962. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy and V. S. Naipaul. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Federico Fellini
in 1962
1 moment here
Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1962
3 moments here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1962
1 moment here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
F. W. de Klerk
in 1962
1 moment here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
Garrincha
in 1962
4 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Gherman Titov
in 1962
2 moments here
Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…
Hermann Hesse
in 1962
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Hideki Yukawa
in 1962
2 moments here
Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Howard Florey
in 1962
1 moment here
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…
Igor Stravinsky
in 1962
4 moments here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1962
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1962
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jiang Zemin
in 1962
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1962
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
in 1962
1 moment here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
John Cornforth
in 1962
1 moment here
Australian-British organic chemist and 1975 Nobel Prize laureate, noted for elucidating the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1962
5 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
John Lennon
in 1962
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
John Steinbeck
in 1962
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
Jomo Kenyatta
in 1962
2 moments here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
Julius Nyerere
in 1962
1 moment here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
Kalpana Chawla
in 1962
1 moment here
Indian-born American aerospace engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut. Chawla studied in Karnal, Chandigarh, Arlington, and Boulder; worked at NASA Ames…
Kelly Preston
in 1962
1 moment here
Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress whose career spanned film and television from 1980 to 2020.…
Kofi Annan
in 1962
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Moments
- 1962 Cairo Law School studies Saddam Hussein
- 1962 Political activity at Miguel Bombarda Hospital Samora Machel
- 1962 Kanchenjungha filming in Darjeeling Satyajit Ray
- 1962 Peace Conference in Moscow Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1962 Travel through Sweden Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1962 State banquet in Peshawar Sirikit
- 1962 Journey through Iran Stephen Hawking
- 1962 Mandala Command headquarters Suharto
- 1962 Summer at Camp Ockanickon Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1962 Marriage in Tijuana Tina Turner
- 1962 Move to Los Angeles Tina Turner
- 1962 Move to Dutsinma Boarding Primary School Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 1962 Concerts in Lebanon Umm Kulthum
- 1962 Official visit to Washington U Thant
- 1962 First year-long visit to India V. S. Naipaul
- 1962 Five months at Hotel Liward V. S. Naipaul
- 1962 Month in Bombay and Delhi V. S. Naipaul
- 1962 Month in Delhi V. S. Naipaul
- 1962 Visit to Gorakhpur V. S. Naipaul
- 1962 Return to Whitman as visiting lecturer Walter Brattain
- 1962 Third Geneva reunion Yang Chen-Ning
- 1962 Migration to Syria Yasser Arafat
- 1962 Visit to Poland Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1962 Early recording session Bob Marley
- 1962 Inspection of Akosombo Dam construction Kwame Nkrumah
- 1962 Met the Mexican press at Hotel Continental Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Addresses PAFMECSA in Ethiopia Nelson Mandela
- 1962 A Gift of Time on Broadway Olivia de Havilland
- 1962 Birth in Upper Ferntree Gully Steve Irwin
- 1962 Twelfth Night tour stop in Wellington Vivien Leigh
- 1962 Restricted residence in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1962 Birth in Karnal Kalpana Chawla
- 1962 Italian journey with Réa Karavas Claude Simon
- 1962 8½ production crisis and continuation Federico Fellini
- 1962 Taça Oswaldo Cruz match Garrincha
- 1962 Marriage to Li Shuxian Puyi
- 1962 Filming at Disneyland Tony Curtis
- 1962 European Cup final against Benfica Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1962 European Cup final victory Eusébio
- 1962 Élysée meeting with de Gaulle Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1962 Private visit to New York City Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1962 White House state visit Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1962 Brazil versus Wales before World Cup Garrincha
- 1962 Visit to the Seattle World's Fair Gherman Titov
- 1962 White House meeting with Kennedy and Glenn Gherman Titov
- 1962 Celebrated birthday at Madison Square Garden John F. Kennedy
- 1962 Sang for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 World Cup opener in Viña del Mar Pelé
- 1962 Return to Patna after presidency Rajendra Prasad
- 1962 Visit to Chetawan Buddhist Temple Bhumibol Adulyadej