Historical Events
- French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria
Sports History
LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax
- Premier Ben Khedda disbands Algerian Liberation Army fighters
- Rwanda and Burundi become independent
- US Open Women's Golf, Dunes Golf & Beach Club: Murle Lindstrom wins her first LPGA Tour victory, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice
Famous Birthdays
- Julianne Regan, English-Irish rocker (All About Eve - "Martha's Harbour"; "Flowers In Our Hair"), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
- Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Pedro de MacorÃs, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
- Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, Russian stronaut (Mir 18, STS-71), born in Zubovo-Polyansk, Yavas, Mordovia
Famous Deaths
- Caspar Neher, Austrian-German set designer and librettist, dies at 65
Died in 1962 1962 Highlights
About June 30, 1962
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 61 years, 9 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
#1 Song: Come Outside - Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard
