Historical Events
1st Leg of Laver Grand Slam
50th Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Rod Laver takes the 1st leg of his 1st Grand Slam; beats fellow Queenslander Roy Emerson 8-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
- 50th Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Jan Lehane O'Neill in the final for 3rd straight year 6-0, 6-2
- Battle of Arafura Sea: Dutch destroyers intercept and destroy three Indonesian torpedo boats attempting to land marines on the territory of Netherlands New Guinea as part of the Soviet-Indonesian Operation Trikora
Coco The Clown
Coco the Clown [Nicolai Poliakoff] is the subject of the BBC TV programme "This is Your Life"
- Derveni Papyrus rediscovered - Europe's oldest surviving manuscript from c. 340 B.C., commentary on a Orphic poem, found in a tomb in Derveni, Northern Greece [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Creflo Dollar, American televangelist, born in College Park, Georgia
- Cronos [Conrad Lant], English heavy metal singer and bassist (Venom), born in London, England
Famous Deaths
- Kenneth MacKenna, American actor and director (Judgment at Nuremberg, Those We Love), dies of cancer at 62
Died in 1962 1962 Highlights
About January 15, 1962
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 62 years, 3 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
- #1 Song: The Twist - Chubby Checker
- #1 Song: The Young Ones - Cliff Richard & The Shadows