What Happened in November 1962

Historical Events

NBA Record

Nov 3 SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 72 points in 127-115 defeat to LA Lakers at LA Memorial Sports Arena; then 4th-highest point total in NBA history; remains 6th highest game total

Nov 3 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Nov 4 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
Nov 6 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
Nov 6 Edward W. Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts
Nov 6 Saudi Arabia proclaims abolition of slavery
Nov 6 Statue of Joseph Stalin in Prague is removed as part of de-Stalinzation efforts

Ted Kennedy

Nov 6 Ted Kennedy 1st elected as Democratic Senator for Massachusetts

Nov 6 UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa
Nov 7 Columbia Records completes a three-night live recording of Barbra Steisand at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village, NYC for her debut album; technical issues force them to shelf the release and bring her to a studio to record

Glenn Hall

Nov 7 Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie

Nixon Loses

Nov 7 Richard Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more after losing election for Governor of California

Nov 8 Canada's government orders the nickel changed back to round shape
Nov 9 Catharina Lodders of the Netherlands elected Miss World
Nov 9 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 10 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 performances
Nov 11 Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait

Drysdale Cy Young

Nov 15 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award

Nov 16 Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)
Nov 16 SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points in 127-111 win over NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden
Nov 17 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 9 performances

Little Me

Nov 17 Neil Simon, Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's musical "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 257 performances

Dulles International

Nov 17 US President JFK dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.

Nov 17 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh, Semipalitinsk USSR

Soviet Weapons

Nov 19 Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons

Cuban Revolutionary and President Fidel Castro

Nov 19 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
Nov 19 SN Behrman's "Lord Pengo" premieres in NYC
Nov 19 Todor Zhivkov (51) becomes Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Mantle AL MVP

Nov 20 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 3rd time

Nov 20 USSR agrees to remove remaining Ilyushin Il-28 bomber jets from Cuba, US lifts blockade
Nov 21 The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
Nov 22 7th British Empire Games and Commonwealth Games open in Perth, Australia
Nov 23 LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named National League MVP
Nov 24 Last of Dutch military leave New Guinea
Nov 25 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, NY (ABC) 1st broadcast
Nov 26 Caribbean Air Transport Me NV (CLTM Airlines) forms

Please Please Me

Nov 26 The Beatles re-record "Please Please Me" at a faster tempo, based on producer George Martin's suggestion

Nov 27 1st Boeing 727 jet rolls out of assembly plant in Renton, Washington [1]
Nov 27 Sumner Arthur Long's play "Never Too Late" premieres in NYC
Nov 27 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 28 Telegraph between Netherlands & Indonesia restored
Nov 29 Great Britain & France decide to jointly build the Concorde supersonic airliner
Nov 29 Major League Baseball decides to revert to 1 All-Star game per year, after 4 seasons in which 2 All-Star games were played

Events in 1962

Famous Birthdays

Nov 1 Anthony Kiedis, American rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Snow (Hey Oh)"; "Give It Away"), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nov 1 Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian keyboardist and vocalist (Aha - "Take On Me"), born in Oslo, Norway
Nov 1 Sharron Davies, British swimmer (Olympic silver 400m medley 1980) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Plymouth, England
Nov 2 Andrew Elt, Dutch rock singer (Sleeze Beez; 7 Miles to Pittsburgh), born in the Netherlands
Nov 2 David Brock, American political commentator (Media Matters for America), born in Washington, D.C.
Nov 2 Graham Waterhouse, English cellist and composer (Chieftan's Salute), born in London
Nov 2 Mireille Delunsch, French soprano, born in Mulhouse, France
Nov 2 Simon Hill, English-Australian football commentator, born in Manchester
Nov 3 Gaben "Gabe" Newell, American computer programmer, businessman and co-founder of "Valve Corporation", born in Colorado
Nov 3 Jacqui Smith UK Home Secretary
Nov 3 Kym Hampton, American basketball center (WNBA All-Star 1999; NY Liberty), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 3 Marilyn [Peter Robinson], Jamaican-British pop singer ("You Don't Love Me"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Nov 3 Phil Katz, American computer programmer (Zip file format), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
Nov 5 Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer (captain of Ghana National Team), born in Kibi, Eastern Region, Ghana
Nov 5 Brian Wheat, American rock bassist (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Sacramento, California
Nov 5 Marcus J. Ranum, American computer and network security innovator, born in New York City

Nov 6 Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer, born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
Nov 7 Arend Bouwmeester, Dutch saxophonist (Bob Color)
Nov 7 Wayne N. Phillips, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; Victoria), born in Geelong, Australia
Nov 9 Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress (Stargate SG-1), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 10 Cathy Boswell, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1984), born in Joliet, Illinois
Nov 10 Teresa Taylor, American rock drummer (Butthole Surfers), and actress (Slackers), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2023)

Demi Moore (61 years old)

Nov 11 American actress (Ghost, Striptease, GI Jane), born in Roswell, New Mexico

Nov 11 James Morrison [Lloyd], Australian jazz musician (Morrison Brothers Big Bad Band), born in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
Nov 11 Mic Michaeli, Swedish keyboardist (Europe), born in Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Nov 12 Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian born British journalist and television presenter, born in Oslo, Norway
Nov 12 Naomi Wolf, American author and feminist, born in San Francisco, California
Nov 12 Neal Shusterman, American author (Challenger Deep), born in New York City
Nov 12 Wim Kieft, Dutch soccer player (Ajax/Gir de Bordeaux/PSV)
Nov 13 Blair Rasmussen, American NBA basketball center; 1985-93 (Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks), born in Auburn, Washington
Nov 13 Peter Martinček van Grob, Slovakian contemporary classical composer and conductor, born in Bratislava, in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) (d. 2021)
Nov 14 Harland Williams, Canadian American actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
Nov 14 Laura San Giacoma, American actress (Pretty Woman; Saving Grace), born in Danville, New Jersey
Nov 14 Morgan Reeser, American 470 sailor (Olympics-8th-1992, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nov 14 Satomi Kōrogi, Japanese voice actress, born in Tokyo
Nov 14 Stefano Gabbana, Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana), born in Milan, Italy
Nov 16 Josh Silver, American rock keyboard player (Type O Negative), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 17 Dédé Fortin, Canadian rock and ska singer (Les Colocs), born in Saint-Thomas-Didyme, Quebec (d. 2000)
Nov 17 Eric Olson, American actor (Apple's Way), born in Santa Monica, California
Nov 17 Torleif Thedéen, Swedish concert cellist, born in Sweden
Nov 18 Jamie Moyer, Sellersville PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)

Kirk Hammett (61 years old)

Nov 18 American heavy-metal guitarist (Metallica - Master of Puppets; "Enter Sandman"), born in San Francisco, California

Nov 18 Vladimir Vladimirovich Karashtin, Russian cosmonaut
Nov 19 Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Philippine boxer, born in San Carlos, Philippines

Jodie Foster (61 years old)

Nov 19 American actress (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs), born in Los Angeles, California

Nov 19 Salim Jaffer, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91)
Nov 20 Gail Ann Dorsey, American session and touring bassist, singer, and songwriter (David Bowie; Tears for Fears; Dar Williams), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 20 Steve Alexander, Welsh pop drummer (Brother Beyond - "The Harder I Try"), born in Ystradgynlais, Penrhos, Wales
Nov 21 Sabine Busch, German athlete
Nov 21 Steven Curtis Chapman, American Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, born in Paducah, Kentucky
Nov 22 Cleo Fields, American politician (Rep-D-Louisiana 1993-97), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 22 Steve DeOssie, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
Nov 22 Sumi Jo, South Korean lyric coloratura soprano, born in Changwon, South Korea
Nov 22 Victor Pelevin, Russian writer (Generation P), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Nov 23 Calvin Hayes, British drummer (Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back the Clock"), born in London, England

Nicolás Maduro (61 years old)

Nov 23 Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (2013-present), born in Caracas, Venezuela

Nov 24 John Squire, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Stone Roses - "She Bangs the Drums"; The Seahorses), and painter, born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England
Nov 25 Gilbert Delorme, Canadian ice hockey player
Nov 26 Chuck Finley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Monroe, Louisiana
Nov 26 Mike Johnson, American NFL inside linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Southport, North Carolina
Nov 27 Charlie Benante, American rock drummer (Anthrax - "Armed & Dangerous"), born in The Bronx, New York
Nov 27 David "Davey Boy" Smith, Britiish professional wrestler (WWF Intercontinental Championship; British Bulldogs), born in Golborne, Lancashire (d. 2002)
Nov 27 Mike "Puffy" Bordin, American rock drummer (Faith No More), born in San Francisco, California

Jon Stewart (61 years old)

Nov 28 American Emmy, Grammy, and Peabody Award-winning comedian and writer (The Daily Show, 1999-2015), born in New York City

Nov 28 Karen Marsden, Australian field hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993), born in Perth, Australia
Nov 28 Matt Cameron, American drummer (Soundgarden; Pearl Jam), born in San Diego, California
Nov 28 Paul Dinello, American comedian and actor, born in Oak Park, Illinois
Nov 29 Andrew McCarthy, American actor (St Elmo's Fire; Class), born in New York City
Nov 29 Andy LaRocque [Anders Allhage], Swedish musician and songwriter (King Diamond), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Nov 29 Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)

Bo Jackson (61 years old)

Nov 30 American College Football Hallf of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama

Nov 30 Daniel Keys Moran, American sci-fi writer (The Great Wheel of Existence), born in Los Angeles, California

Born in 1962

Famous Deaths

Nov 1 Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican auto racer (youngest F1 driver ever to race for Ferrari), dies in practice accident at 20
Nov 1 Wintter Haynes Watts, American composer, dies at 78
Nov 2 Felice Lattuada, Italian composer and educator (Civica Scuola di Musica, Milan, 1935-62), dies at 80

Harlow Curtice (1893-1962)

Nov 3 President of General Motors (1953-58), dies at 69

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Nov 7 American diplomat (UN Commission on Human Rights), activist and First Lady of the United States (1933-45), dies at 78

Nov 11 George Hoyt, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (author "The Theory and Practice of Basketball Officiating"), dies at 79
Nov 11 Joseph Allen Jr, American actor (The Night Before the Divorce, Motor Madness), dies at 44
Nov 12 Alexander Spitzmüller, Austrian composer, educator, radio broadcaster, and music critic, dies at 68
Nov 12 Sid Tomack, American actor (The Life of Riley, Adventures of Superman), dies from a heart ailment at 55
Nov 14 Manuel Gálvez, Argentine novelist (La maestra normal), dies at 80
Nov 17 Arthur Vining Davis, American industrialist and CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95
Nov 18 Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), dies at 63

Niels Bohr (1885-1962)

Nov 18 Danish physicist who expanded quantum physics (Nobel Prize 1922), dies at 77

Nov 20 Jasper McLevy, American politician (Socialist mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1933-57), dies at 84
Nov 22 René Coty, French politician and President of France (1954-59), dies at 80 [1]
Nov 23 Gloria Gordon, English actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81
Nov 23 H. J. Friedericy, Dutch author (Last General), dies at 62
Nov 24 James J Kilroy, American army tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60
Nov 26 Albert Sarraut, French Radical politician, Prime Minister of France (1933 and 1936), dies at 90

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962)

Nov 28 Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948), dies at 82

Nov 29 Rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood, New Jersey
Nov 30 Max Vasmer, German-Russian linguist (La Tertulia de Pombo), dies at 76

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