Dr. No, the first in the James Bond movie series, is released.
Tag: 1962
6 September 1962
The first of Blackfriars Ships dating back to the 2nd century AD are discovered in the banks of the River Thames in London.
17 August 1962
East German border guards kill Peter Fechter, 18, as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin.
2 June 1962
The most violent game in football’s history takes place during the 1962 FIFA World Cup game between Chile and Italy.
2 March 1962
Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game to set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association.
17 August 1962
An East German border guards shoots 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he crosses the Berlin Wall into West Berlin.
19 May 1962
A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe’s rendition of…
22 October1962
US President John F. Kennedy announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval “quarantine”…