What happened in 1962?

Cuban Missile Crisis

Major Events · Havana, Cuba

A tense standoff between the US and USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba brings the world close to nuclear war.

Sino-Indian War

Wars & Conflicts · Assam

1962 war between India and China

Battle of Arafura Sea

Wars & Conflicts · Arafura Sea

1962 naval battle in Western New Guinea

Battle of Bab El Oued

Wars & Conflicts · Bab El Oued

1962 battle of the Algerian War

Battle of Rezang La

Wars & Conflicts · Ladakh

Battle of the 1962 Sino-Indian War

Battle of Walong

Wars & Conflicts · Walong

Battle of the Sino-Indian War

Battle of Halhal

Wars & Conflicts · Halhal

1962 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

Battle of Luang Namtha

Wars & Conflicts · Lūang Namthā

1962 battle of the Laotian Civil War

Battle of Gurung Hill

Wars & Conflicts · Gurung Hill

1962 Sino-Indian war battle

Battle of Se La Pass

Wars & Conflicts · Sela Pass

1962 battle

Novocherkassk massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Novocherkassk

1962 killings

North Yemen civil war

Wars & Conflicts · North Yemen

1962–1970 civil war in North Yemen

Operation Anadyr

Wars & Conflicts · Cuba

1962 Soviet military operation that preceded the Cuban Missile Crisis

Operation Chopper

Wars & Conflicts · South Vietnam

1962 US forces ops

Operation Sunrise

Wars & Conflicts · Bến Cát

1962 test of the Strategic Hamlet Program

Raid on Limbang

Wars & Conflicts · Limbang

1962 military engagement

El Carupanazo

Wars & Conflicts · Carúpano

Venezuelan uprising

Evian Accords

Politics & Government

Treaty signed by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic to end the Algerian War

1962 Burmese coup d'état

Politics & Government · Yangon

Major Burmese political event

Helsinki Treaty

Politics & Government · Helsinki

Nordic Treaty

1962 Michigan Auditor General election

Politics & Government · Michigan

American state election

1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing

Politics & Government · Independence Palace

1962 aerial attack in Saigon

1963 Argentine Navy Revolt

Politics & Government · Argentina

1963 final uprising of the confrontation between "Azules" and "Colorados" in the Argentine Armed Forces

José Giral died

People · Mexico City

Spanish politician (1879-1962)

Arthur Holly Compton died

People · Berkeley

American physicist (1892–1962)

Auguste Piccard died

People · Chexbres

Swiss physicist (1884–1962)

William Beebe died

People · Arima

American naturalist and explorer (1877–1962)

Vilhjalmur Stefansson died

People · Hanover (NH)

Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962)

Marilyn Monroe died

People · Brentwood

American actress and model (1926–1962)

Charles Laughton died

People · Hollywood

British-American actor (1899–1962)

Alberto Enríquez Gallo died

People · Quito

President of Ecuador (1937 - 1938)

Gabriel Bertrand died

People · Paris

Biochemist and bacteriologist (1867–1962)

Louis Gernet died

People · Paris

French philologist and sociologist (1882–1962)

Henri Mondor died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

French physician and historian (1885–1962)

Ronald Fisher died

People · Adelaide

British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962)

Gaston Bachelard died

People · 9th arrondissement of Paris

French writer and philosopher (1884-1962)

Frank Hurley died

People · Sydney

Australian photographer and adventurer (1885–1962)

Joseph Rock died

People · Honolulu

Austrian-American scientist-explorer (1884-1962)

James Wordie died

People · Cambridge

Scottish polar explorer (1889–1962)

Ibrahim Fejić died

People · Sarajevo

7th Reisu-l-ulema

Mary Rutnam died

People · Elora

Canadian doctor, gynecologist, and suffragist

Frank Borzage died

People · Hollywood

American film director and actor (1894-1962)

Stuart Sutcliffe died

People · Hamburg

Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962)

Thomas Mitchell died

People · Beverly Hills

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

Hanns Eisler died

People · East Berlin

Austrian and German composer (1898–1962)

Joseph Pérès died

People · Paris

French mathematician (1890-1962)

Georges Bruguier died

People · Carcassonne

French politician and resistance fighter (1884-1962)

Frances Melville died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish academic & suffragist

Roger Grand died

People · Paris

French historian, archivist and politician (1874–1962)

Emil Artin died

People · Hamburg

Austrian-Armenian mathematician (1898–1962)

M. Visvesvaraya died

People · Mysore

Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962)

Wilhelm Ackermann died

People · Lüdenscheid

German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function (1896–1962)

Jameson Adams died

People · Westminster

British Antarctic explorer (1880–1962)

Carl R. Eklund died

People · Philadelphia

American ornithologist (1909–1962)

Douglas Carruthers died

People · London

British explorer and naturalist (1882-1962)

Robert F. Griggs died

People · Brooklyn

American botanist (1881-1962)

Harold June died

People · Windsor

American aviator

Antoni Jakubski died

People · Greater London

Polish zoologist, entomologist and officer of the Polish Army

Robert Ernest Cheesman died

People · Royal Tunbridge Wells

British explorer (1878–1962)

Helen Tufts Bailie died

People · Newark

American social reformer and activist (1874-1962)

Fannia Cohn died

People · New York City

American labor leader (1885–1962)

Virgínia da Fonseca died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese writer

Daisy Bindi died

People · Port Hedland

Aboriginal Australian Indigenous rights activist

Kitty Cordeux died

People · Watford

British activist and novelist

Leonardo De Lorenzo died

People · Santa Barbara

Italian flautist and music educator (1875–1962)

Tod Browning died

People · Santa Monica

American film actor and director (1880–1962)

Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin died

People · Brussels

Belgian mathematician (1866–1962)

Luigi Carnera died

People · Florence

Italian astronomer (1875-1962)

Enrico Mattei died

People · Bascapè

Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962)

Charles Galton Darwin died

People · Cambridge

British physicist (1887–1962)

Andrew Ellicott Douglass died

People · Tucson

American astronomer and dendrochronologist (1867 - 1962)

Karl Rapp died

People · Locarno

German engineer (1882-1962)

Paul Götz died

People · Heidelberg

German astronomer (1883–1962)

Ana Mayer Kansky died

People · Podgrad

Slovenian chemical engineer (1895-1962)

Franz Kaiser died

People · Wiesbaden

German astronomer (1891–1962)

William Coblentz died

People · Washington, D.C.

American physicist (1873–1962)

Wilhelm Blaschke died

People · Hamburg

Austrian mathematician (1885–1962)

Thomas Jefferson Jackson See died

People · Oakland

American astronomer (1866–1962)

Hartland Snyder died

People · Berkeley

American physicist

Ukichiro Nakaya died

People · Tokyo

Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962)

Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion died

People · Juvisy-sur-Orge

French astronomer (1877-1962)

Julio Rey Pastor died

People · Buenos Aires

Spanish mathematician (1888–1962)

Eugène Freyssinet died

People · Saint-Martin-Vésubie

French structural engineer (1879–1962)

Dannie Heineman died

People · New York City

Belgian-American engineer and businessman

Shorty Templeman died

People · Marion

American racing driver (1919–1962)

Vladimir Artemyev died

People · Moscow

Soviet rocket scientist (1885–1962)

Edison Pettit died

People · Tucson

American astronomer (1889–1962)

Frederick Handley Page died

People · Westminster

British aerospace engineer (1885–1962)

Władysław Dziewulski died

People · Toruń

Polish astronomer (1878-1962)

Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev died

People · Kyiv

Russian mathematician (1859–1962)

Lidio Cipriani died

People · Florence

Italian anthropologist and explorer (1892-1962)

Henri Brenier died

People · Marseille

French explorer and colonial government administrator (1867–1962)

Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane died

People · Belfast

American explorer and philanthropist

Aldebert de Chambrun died

People · Paris

French soldier and explorer (1872–1962)

René de Segonzac died

People · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Army officer and explorer from France

Jafet Lindeberg died

People · Kvænangen Municipality

Miner

Lucile Watson died

People · New York City

Canadian actress (1879-1962)

Louise Fazenda died

People · Beverly Hills

American actress (1895-1962)

Ernie Kovacs died

People · Beverly Hills

American comedian, actor, and writer (1919-1962)

Louise Beavers died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1900–1962)

Snub Pollard died

People · Burbank

Australian actor (1889-1962)

Charles Rigoulot died

People · 14th arrondissement of Paris

French weightlifter (1903–1962)

Donald Lippincott died

People · Philadelphia

American sprinter (1893–1962)

Frank Lovejoy died

People · New York City

American actor (1914–1962)

Valeska Suratt died

People · Washington, D.C.

American actress (1882-1962)

Erna Morena died

People · Munich

German actress (1885-1962)

Solomon Linda died

People · Soweto

South African musician

Nicolás Maduro born

People · Caracas

Born in Caracas. President of Venezuela 2013 to 2026.

Tom Cruise born

People · Syracuse

Born in Syracuse. American actor and producer (born 1962).

Keir Starmer born

People · Southwark

Born in Southwark. Current Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026.

Olga Tokarczuk born

People · Sulechów

Born in Sulechów. Polish writer and activist (born 1962).

Carles Puigdemont born

People · Amer

Born in Amer. Catalan politician.

Carlos Alazraqui born

People · Yonkers

Born in Yonkers. American actor, comedian, voice actor, and singer (born 1962).

Antony Blinken born

People · Yonkers

Born in Yonkers. American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State (2021–2025).

Viktor Tsoi born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet rock musician (1962-1990).

Jordan Peterson born

People · Edmonton

Born in Edmonton. Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-).

Emilio Estevez born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actor, director, and writer.

Manuel Valls born

People · Hort

Born in Hort. French and Spanish politician.

Yahya Sinwar born

People · Khan Yunis Camp

Born in Khan Yunis Camp. Palestinian politician and Hamas leader (1962–2024).

Alexander Dugin born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian political activist and philosopher (born 1962).

Milo Đukanović born

People · Nikšić

Born in Nikšić. 2nd President of Montenegro.

Suzanne Collins born

People · Hartford

Born in Hartford. American television writer and novelist.

Chuck Palahniuk born

People · Pasco

Born in Pasco. American novelist, essayist.

Dina Boluarte born

People · Chalhuanca

Born in Chalhuanca. Peruvian lawyer and politician, president of Peru from 2022 to 2025.

Taslima Nasrin born

People · Mymensingh

Born in Mymensingh. Author, secular humanist, and feminist.

Alexander Litvinenko born

People · Voronezh

Born in Voronezh. Ex-KGB agent and FSB lieutenant-colonel (1962-2006).

Jon Stewart born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host.

Ollanta Humala born

People · Lima

Born in Lima. President of Peru from 2011 to 2016.

Ales Bialiatski born

People · Vyartsilya

Born in Vyartsilya. Belarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962).

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer born

People · Völklingen

Born in Völklingen. German politician, former federal minister of defence.

Mokgweetsi Masisi born

People · Moshupa

Born in Moshupa. Former President of Botswana.

Victor Pelevin born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian author (born 1962).

David Foster Wallace born

People · Ithaca

Born in Ithaca. American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008).

Branko Crvenkovski born

People · Sarajevo

Born in Sarajevo. President of the Republic of Macedonia.

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed born

People · Mogadishu

Born in Mogadishu. The 10th and current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Hakainde Hichilema born

People · Monze District

Born in Monze District. 7th President of Zambia.

Garth Brooks born

People · Tulsa

Born in Tulsa. American country music singer and songwriter.

Peng Liyuan born

People · Yuncheng County

Born in Yuncheng County. Chinese soprano, 2nd spouse of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012.

Tariq Ramadan born

People · Geneva

Born in Geneva. Swiss Muslim scholar.

Anvar Chingizoghlu born

People · Xudayarlı

Born in Xudayarlı. Azerbaijani historian, journalist and writer.

Jennifer Egan born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American novelist, short story writer.

Sjón born

People · Reykjavík

Born in Reykjavík. Icelandic writer (1962-).

Manute Bol born

People · Turalei

Born in Turalei. Sudanese-American basketball player.

Mark Haddon born

People · Northampton

Born in Northampton. English writer and illustrator.

Bassel al-Assad born

People · Damascus

Born in Damascus. Syrian engineer, soldier, politician, and eldest son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.

Jean-Pierre Bemba born

People · Bokada

Born in Bokada. Politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Talat Xhaferi born

People · Forino

Born in Forino. Prime Minister of North Macedonia in 2024.

Sara Danius born

People · Täby

Born in Täby. Swedish academic.

Nick Land born

People · United Kingdom

Born in United Kingdom. British philosopher.

George D. Zamka born

People · Jersey City

Born in Jersey City. American astronaut.

Will Kymlicka born

People · London

Born in London. Canadian philosopher.

Guillermo Fariñas born

People · Santa Clara

Born in Santa Clara. Cuban dissident.

Yuri Guidzenko born

People · Yelanets

Born in Yelanets. Russian cosmonaut.

Rex J. Walheim born

People · Redwood City

Born in Redwood City. American astronaut.

Sergei Zalyotin born

People · Shchekino

Born in Shchekino. Russian cosmonaut.

H. R. McMaster born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. 26th United States National Security Advisor.

Robert Curbeam born

People · Baltimore

Born in Baltimore. American astronaut.

Chris Grayling born

People · London

Born in London. British politician (born 1962).

Gregory H. Johnson born

People · South Ruislip

Born in South Ruislip. American astronaut.

Alvin Drew born

People · Washington, D.C.

Born in Washington, D.C.. American astronaut.

Michael T. Good born

People · Parma

Born in Parma. American astronaut.

Yair Golan born

People · Rishon LeZion

Born in Rishon LeZion. Israeli general, politician and Leader of the Democrats (Party) and last leader of the Labour Party in the year 2024 (defunct in 2024).

Jan Björklund born

People · Skene

Born in Skene. Swedish politician.

Mikhail Mizintsev born

People · Averinskaya

Born in Averinskaya. Russian Colonel General.

René Coty died

People · Le Havre

Died in Le Havre. 17th President of the French Republic (1882–1962).

Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu born

People · Kuala Terengganu

Born in Kuala Terengganu. Sultan of Terengganu.

Muhammad VIII al-Amin died

People · Tunis

Died in Tunis. Bey of Tunis (1943-1957).

Menen Asfaw died

People · Addis Ababa

Died in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Empress Consort (1891-1962).

Glenda Gray born

People · Boksburg

Born in Boksburg. South African researcher.

Vilja Toomast born

People · Antsla

Born in Antsla. Estonian politician (born 1962).

Babatunde Adewale Ajayi born

People · Nigeria

Born in Nigeria. Nigerian king.

Sari Hanafi born

People · Damascus

Born in Damascus. Syrian sociologist.

Niels Bohr died

People · Copenhagen

Died in Copenhagen. Danish physicist (1885–1962).

Kennedy Space Center

Science & Technology

US space launch site in Florida

University of Salzburg

Science & Technology

University in Austria

University of Trento

Science & Technology

Italian university

University of Lagos

Science & Technology

Public research university in Lagos, Nigeria

Eduardo Mondlane University

Science & Technology

University in Maputo, Mozambique

Nordic Africa Institute

Science & Technology · Uppsala

Research institute

Cenderawasih University

Science & Technology · Jayapura

Public university

Starfish Prime

Science & Technology

1962 U.S. nuclear test

Musashino Art University

Science & Technology

University in Kodaira, western Tokyo

Udayana University

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

Riau University

Science & Technology

Public university in Indonesia

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Tennessee, United States

Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant

Nangarhar University

Science & Technology

University in Afghanistan

JILA

Science & Technology

Physics research institute

Seoul Institute of the Arts

Science & Technology

University in Seoul, South Korea

Technical University of Varna

Science & Technology

Università tecnica di Varna

University of Mataram

Science & Technology

Public university in Indonesia

Khmelnytskyi National University

Science & Technology · Khmelnytskyi

Ukrainian university

Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in York County, Pennsylvania

Babol University of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

University in Babol, Iran

Punjabi University

Science & Technology

State public university in Patiala, Punjab, India

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University

Science & Technology

Central university in New Delhi

Nagoya City Science Museum

Science & Technology · Shirakawa Park

Science museum in Nagoya, Japan

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in Shanghai, China

University of Nusa Cendana

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Kupang, Indonesia

Mulawarman University

Science & Technology

Public university in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Argentine Institute of Radio Astronomy

Science & Technology

Argentine observatory

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Science & Technology

Public Medical School in Chandigarh, India

National University for Educational Planning and Administration

Science & Technology

Indian research-focused university

Ravensbourne University London

Science & Technology · London

University in London Borough of Greenwich, UK

Don State Agrarian University

Science & Technology · Persianovsky

Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Science & Technology

Research facility

Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Science & Technology

Research centre located in Chennai, India

Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

Science & Technology

Industrial and technological museum in Bangalore

Pacific Science Center

Science & Technology · Seattle

Non-profit organization in the USA

Universidad del Pacifico

Science & Technology

University in Lima, Peru

Shivaji University

Science & Technology

State public university in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Hokusei Gakuen University

Science & Technology

University

University of the Southwest

Science & Technology

University in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States

Glion Institute of Higher Education

Science & Technology

University

Francisco de Paula Santander University

Science & Technology

University in Colombia

Graduate Theological Union

Science & Technology · Berkeley

Group of eight private American theological schools

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Science & Technology

University in Ecuador

Aomori University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Asian Social Institute

Science & Technology

Graduate school

Montes Claros State University

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Angeles University Foundation

Science & Technology

University in Angeles City, Philippines

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering

Science & Technology

University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Pavlodar Pedagogical University

Science & Technology · Pavlodar

Higher education institution in Kazachstan

MKCG Medical College and Hospital

Science & Technology

Medical college in Odisha

Evseviev Mordovian State Pedagogical University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Saransk, Russia

Facoltà di Lettere Cristiane e Classiche

Science & Technology

Federal College of Education, Zaria

Science & Technology

College of education in Nigeria

Aspen Center for Physics

Science & Technology

Physics research institute

Bell Labs Holmdel Complex

Science & Technology

Research facility in New Jersey

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Science & Technology

Human development research institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health

Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics

Science & Technology

Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections

Science & Technology

Medical Research Institute in Kolkata, India

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Urban green space in Miami Beach, Florida

De La Salle Lipa

Science & Technology

Private institution

East Siberia State University of Technology and Management

Science & Technology · Ulan-Ude

Russian higher education institute

Lynn University

Science & Technology

Private university in Florida, United States

Franklin Pierce University

Science & Technology

Private, non-profit university in Rindge, New Hampshire

Gwangju Catholic University

Science & Technology

University in South Korea

ISPA – University Institute

Science & Technology

Private university in Lisbon, Portugal

College of Medicine, University of Lagos

Science & Technology

Nigerian Medical School

Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati

Science & Technology

Private University in Cirebon, Indonesia

Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

Science & Technology

Public university in Karachi, Pakistan

Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology

Science & Technology

State public university in Khordha, Odisha, India

Pilot University of Colombia

Science & Technology

Private coeducational research university in Colombia

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio-electronics

Science & Technology · Tomsk

Tuljaram Chaturchand College

Science & Technology

Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

Science & Technology

University in Lima Peru

Institute for Energy

Science & Technology

Research institute in Petten, the Netherlands

South Asia Institute

Science & Technology · Neuenheimer Feld

Interdisciplinary research center at Heidelberg University, Germany

IBM La Gaude

Science & Technology · La Gaude

Former IBM research centre in France

Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur

Science & Technology

Intramural research laboratory of CNRS

Institute of Brazilian Studies of the University of São Paulo

Science & Technology

Brazilian research and documentation institute

National Cancer Center

Science & Technology

Research institute in Japan

Albert B. Chandler Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Kentucky, United States

Chimala Mission Hospital

Science & Technology

Building in Tanzania

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in New York, United States

Yangon Workers' Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Myanmar

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Science & Technology · Pashan

Scientific institution in Pune, Maharashtra

Institut de technologie agroalimentaire

Science & Technology

Agricultural school in La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada

Electronics and Radar Development Establishment

Science & Technology · Bengaluru

Indian defence research laboratory

Vilnius University Planetarium

Science & Technology

Planetarium in Lithuania

Museo Ornitologico di Varenna

Science & Technology

Museum in Italy

Test 219

Science & Technology · Novaya Zemlya

1962 Soviet nuclear weapon test

Frigate Bird

Science & Technology

1962 U.S. nuclear test

University of Pattimura

Science & Technology

Public university

Magadh University

Science & Technology

State public university in Gaya, Bihar, India

Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

Ruhr University Bochum

Science & Technology

University in Germany

University of Jordan

Science & Technology

Public university in Amman, Jordan

University of Regensburg

Science & Technology

University in Bavaria, Germany

Ahmadu Bello University

Science & Technology

Public university in Zaria, Nigeria

Beijing Language and Culture University

Science & Technology

University in Beijing, China

University of Cape Coast

Science & Technology · Cape Coast

Public university in Ghana

University of Brasília

Science & Technology

Public, federal university in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Agostinho Neto University

Science & Technology

Public university based in Talatona, Luanda, Angola

University of Lima

Science & Technology

University in Lima, Perù

University of Conakry

Science & Technology

University in Guinea

Chinese Culture University

Science & Technology · Yangmingshan National Park

Private university in Taipei, Taiwan

Punjab Agricultural University

Science & Technology

State public university in Ludhiana, Punjab, India

American University of Paris

Science & Technology

Private university college in Paris

West University of Timișoara

Science & Technology · Timișoara

University in Romania

Obafemi Awolowo University

Science & Technology

A federal government-owned university located in the ancient Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Founded in 1961 as the University of Ife.

Kitasato University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Bayero University, Kano

Science & Technology · Kano State

Public university in Kano, Nigeria

University of San Martín de Porres

Science & Technology

Peruvian private university

University of North Bengal

Science & Technology

State public university in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

University of the Virgin Islands

Science & Technology

Public university in the United States Virgin Islands

Institute of American Indian Arts

Science & Technology

College focused on Native American art, in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana

Science & Technology · Ashanti Region

One of 13 research institutes under CSIR-Ghana

Department of War Studies, KCL

Science & Technology

UK academic department

Combined Arms Military School in Koulikoro

Science & Technology

Malian training establishment

Inter-American Defense College

Science & Technology

International military academy

CEPT University

Science & Technology

State private university in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Universidad La Salle

Science & Technology

University in Mexico

College of Industrial Technology

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Sungkyul University

Science & Technology

Private Christian university in Anyang, South Korea

Niigata College of Technology

Science & Technology

Japanese college

Universidad Católica del Táchira

Science & Technology

School in San Cristóbal, Venezuela

National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College

Science & Technology

Education organization in Hakodate, Japan

Bunkyo Gakuin College

Science & Technology

Private junior college

Aalen University of Applied Sciences

Science & Technology

Osaka International College

Science & Technology

Hachinohe National College of Technology

Science & Technology

Education organization in Hachinohe, Japan

Kanazawa Technical College

Science & Technology

Education organization in Kanazawa, Japan

Nagaoka National College of Technology

Science & Technology

Academic institution in Nagaoka, Japan

Niihama National College of Technology

Science & Technology

Barisal Polytechnic Institute

Science & Technology

Government Polytechnic Institute of Bangladesh

Chittagong Polytechnic Institute

Science & Technology · Chittagong

Government Polytechnic Institute of Bangladesh

Pabna Polytechnic Institute

Science & Technology

Government Polytechnic Institute of Bangladesh

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Science & Technology

University in the Dominican Republic

USS Arizona Memorial

Exploration & Discovery · Pearl Harbor

Memorial to soldiers killed on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor

Skuldelev ships

Exploration & Discovery

5 viking ships found in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark 1962

Prohodna Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Bulgaria

Derveni krater

Exploration & Discovery · Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Volute krater discovered in Greece

Resava cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Serbia

Takamatsuzuka Tomb

Exploration & Discovery

Kofun

Temnata dupka, Gara Lakatnik

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Gara Lakatnik, Bulgaria

Skuldelev 2

Exploration & Discovery

Zagami

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite found in Nigeria

Skuldelev 1

Exploration & Discovery

Morovitsa

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Bulgaria

Magerius Mosaic

Exploration & Discovery · Sousse Archaeological Museum

Roman mosaic in the Sousse Archaeological Museum

Skuldelev 3

Exploration & Discovery

Skuldelev 5

Exploration & Discovery

Tomba Pallottino

Exploration & Discovery

New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Ross Dependency

Dominion Museum expedition 1962–1963

Exploration & Discovery · Auckland Islands

Research expedition to the Auckland Islands undertaken by DSIR and the Dominion Museum in 1963

Ash Hollow State Historical Park

Exploration & Discovery

park in Nebraska, United States of America, United States of America

Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park

Exploration & Discovery

state historic park and archaeological site in Amador County, California, USA

Tantiusques

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site in Massachusetts, United States of America

Great Mosque of Yaama

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Tahoua, Niger

Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Cairo, Egypt

Jaame Masjid

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

New Synagogue of Livorno

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Livorno, Italy

Beth Israel Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Gelderland, Netherlands

Sultan Bello Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Paris, France

Notre Dame Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Demolished church in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Or Thora Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France

Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in South Dakota, United States

Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Quebec, Canada

Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Tiong Bahru, Singapore

Beit Yaacov/Rabi Meyr Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Manaus, Brazil

Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli

Religion & Belief Systems

Sanctuary in Casalbordino (CH), Italy

Congregation Shaarey Zedek

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Detroit, Michigan

Temple Emanuel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Creve Coeur, Missouri

Temple Beth Israel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Port Washington, New York

St.-Albertus-Magnus-Kirche

Religion & Belief Systems · Halensee

Filial church in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral. seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool in England

King George VI Memorial Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · St George's Chapel, Windsor

Burial place of King George VI of the United Kingdom and his immediate family, located in the St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, United Kingdom

Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Wisconsin, United States

Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help, Labrador City

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Cathedral of St. Joseph

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Connecticut, United States

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Fairbanks, Alaska

God is Love Pentecostal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Pentecostal church

Kemi Orthodox Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Koivuharju

Church in Kemi, Finland

Sé de Quelimane

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Quelimane, Maputo

Saint Joseph Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Georgia, United States

San Giuseppe Calasanzio church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Milan, Italy

Iglesia de San Vicente Mártir, Cabezón de la Sierra

Religion & Belief Systems

Saint Nicholas Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Muuruvesi

Finnish orthodox chapel in Kuopio, Finland

Donggang Dongnan Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist Temple in Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan

Neumatt Church Center (1961/1962)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building on Willestrasse in Burgdorf in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Adventkerk

Religion & Belief Systems · Overschie

Former church building in Overschie, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Dunker Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic site in Maryland, US

Southeast Christian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Kentucky, United States

First Unitarian Church of Rochester

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Rochester, United States of America

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in IL , United States

Elisabethen Chapel Inselspital

Religion & Belief Systems · Inselspital

Roman catholic chapel of the Inselspital Bern by architect Walter Rigert

Heilig-Geist-Kirche

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Wiesen

St. Christophorus roman catholic church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Wangen an der Aare in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Church of Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Ourense

Religion & Belief Systems · Q65275354

Enel

Economy & Trade · Rome

Italian multinational energy company

Pantone

Economy & Trade · Carlstadt

Color standards company

Learjet

Economy & Trade · Wichita

American aerospace company specialising in luxury business jets

Marshall Amplification

Economy & Trade · United Kingdom

Company

Stena Line

Economy & Trade · Gothenburg

Swedish ferry operator

Kmart

Economy & Trade · Detroit

American big box department store chain

Smile-Up

Economy & Trade · Akasaka

Japanese talent agency

Andøya Space

Economy & Trade · Andenes

Norwegian space company

Century 21 Exposition

Economy & Trade · Seattle Center

World's fair held in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1962

Tama Drums

Economy & Trade · Seto

Company

Kohl's

Economy & Trade · Menomonee Falls

American department store chain

Agrale

Economy & Trade · Caxias do Sul

Brazilian manufacturing company

Intershop

Economy & Trade · German Democratic Republic

Grocery store in the GDR

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

Economy & Trade

Bank in the Philippines

Secom

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Company

Danjaq

Economy & Trade · Santa Monica

Company that holds the materials related to James Bond

Havaianas

Economy & Trade · São Paulo

Flip-flop brand

Grupo Imagen

Economy & Trade · Mexico City

Mexican media conglomerate

Achema, AB

Economy & Trade · Rukla

Public company based in Lithuania

Tata Consumer Products

Economy & Trade · Kolkata

Indian company

Sinar Mas Group

Economy & Trade · Jakarta

Indonesian conglomerate corporation

Tom Tailor

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

German clothing company

Conad

Economy & Trade · Bologna

Italian supermarket chain

Axia Energia

Economy & Trade · Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian company that operates as a holding company, divided into electricity generation and transmission

Italeri

Economy & Trade · Bologna

Company

Norske Skog

Economy & Trade · Oslo

Company

Rite Aid

Economy & Trade · East Pennsboro Township

American drugstore chain

Want Want

Economy & Trade · Taipei

Taiwanese food product company

Hindalco Industries

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Company

Vishay Intertechnology

Economy & Trade · Malvern

American semiconductor manufacturer

Radisson Hotel Group

Economy & Trade · Minnetonka

American multinational hotel group

Bolwell

Economy & Trade · Mordialloc

Company

NKD

Economy & Trade · Bindlach

German multinational discount chain of clothing and housewares stores

1962 Buin Zahra earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Buin Zahra County, Iran

1962 Vallés floods

Disasters & Pandemics · Vallès Occidental

Floods in Spain

1962 Irpinia earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

August 1962 earthquake in Southern Italy

Continental Airlines Flight 11

Disasters & Pandemics · Unionville

1962 airliner bombing

North Sea flood of 1962

Disasters & Pandemics · Hamburg

Natural disaster

Oran massacre of 1962

Disasters & Pandemics · Oran

Massacre on the day of the independence of Algeria in Oran, July 5, 1962

Petit-Clamart attack

Disasters & Pandemics · Clamart

1962 attempt on De Gaulle’s life

1962 Isly massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Larbi Ben M’Hidi street

Massacre by French soldiers in Algiers, Algeria

1962 Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing

Disasters & Pandemics · Issy-les-Moulineaux

10 March 1962

Luisenthal mine disaster

Disasters & Pandemics · Völklingen

Mine incident

Brunei Revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · Brunei

December 1962 insurrection in the British protectorate of Brunei

communist insurgency in Sarawak

Social Movements & Revolutions · Sarawak

Communist insurgency in Malaysia

Ole Miss riot of 1962

Social Movements & Revolutions · Oxford

Dispute over integration at University of Mississippi

Yi-Ta Incident

Social Movements & Revolutions · Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

Mass exodus of people from China to the Soviet Union

1962 Asturias miners' strike

Social Movements & Revolutions · Asturias

Major labor strike in 1962 in Spain

Central Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Volgograd

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tamil Nadu, India

Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Gobernador Piñero

Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Estádio do Bonfim

Architecture & Engineering · Setúbal

Football stadium

Darul Aman Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia

Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Intwari Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Bujumbura, Burundi

Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Aswan Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Egypt

Surp Hagop Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Aleppo, Syria

Lebesby Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lebesby, Norway

Estadio Huancayo

Architecture & Engineering

Multipurpose stadium in Huancayo, Peru

St. Olaf's Church, Jyväskylä

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Jyväskylä, Finland

Stadion Dr. Milan Jelić

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Modriča, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kvaløy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tromsø, Norway

Sengskroken Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Karlsøy, Norway

Nerskogen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rennebu, Norway

Fusa Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bjørnafjorden, Norway

Ålvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kvam, Norway

Palais des Sports de Gerland

Architecture & Engineering · Lyon

Indoor sporting arena

Kvævemoen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Sirdal municipality

Holy Rosary Church

Architecture & Engineering

Roman catholic church in Zions Hill, Saba

Nordberg Church

Architecture & Engineering · Nordberg

Church in Oslo, Norway

Parish Community Center Holy Ghost

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita, Montevideo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Montevideo, Uruguay

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Cruz Bay

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United States Virgin Islands, United States

Pont Viau

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge linking Montreal and Laval in Quebec, Canada

Sacro Cuore, Florence

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Estadio Teodoro Mariscal

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Mazatlán, México

Colt Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Baseball stadium in Houston, Texas

Tjongsfjorden Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rødøy, Norway

Ste-Onenne (Tréhorenteuc)

Architecture & Engineering · Tréhorenteuc

Church located in Morbihan, in France

Gräshagen Church

Architecture & Engineering · Jönköping

Church of Sweden church building at Gräshagen in Jönköping, Sweden

Røros Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Røros, Norway

Regina Mundi

Architecture & Engineering

Building in South Africa

Fort Lauderdale Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, United States

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium at Appalachian State University

Eintveit Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Norway

Joutjärvi Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lahti, Finland

Boonyachinda Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Lak Si

Royal Thai Police Sport Club

Jamalpur Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Jamalpur District

Stadium in Bangladesh

Cremlingen transmitter

Architecture & Engineering

Église Unie St-Marc

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Canada, Canada

Tokyo Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Milton Frank Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Huntsville

Multi-purpose stadium in Alabama

Perry Lakes Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia

Seaway International Bridge

Architecture & Engineering · Cornwall Island

Bridge over the St. Lawrence River between Canada and the United States

Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith

Architecture & Engineering · Erith

Church in Erith, England

TCU Diamond

Architecture & Engineering

Ballpark in Fort Worth, Texas, US

Coughlin–Alumni Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Former stadium at South Dakota State University

Stadionul Minerul (Motru)

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Romania

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Purpose-built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia

Petrofka Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Canada

Iwama Dōjō

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Kasama, Japan

Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Paris

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

Architecture & Engineering · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa

United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Colorado, USA

Statue of Fuzuli (Baku)

Architecture & Engineering

Statue in Fuzuli Square, Baku

Richard-Strauss-Brunnen

Architecture & Engineering · Neuhauser Straße

Fountain in Germany

Kyösti Kallio Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Etu-Töölö

Sculpture in Helsinki, Finland

Independence Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Kampala

Statue representing Uganda's independence in 1962

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering · Forest Glen

Roman Catholic church in Forest Glenn/Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Mustankallio water tower

Architecture & Engineering · Kiveriö

Water tower in Lahti, Finland

CFS Carp

Architecture & Engineering

Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War museum in Carp, Ontario

All Faiths Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Interfaith chapel serving disabled people in Austin

Mesrop Mashtots statue

Architecture & Engineering · Matenadaran

Mesrop Mashtots statue near Matenadaran

Monument to the Victims of Fascism in Novi Sad

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial park in Novi Sad, Serbia

Sankt Theresia

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Linz, Austria

Festivali i Këngës

Sports & Entertainment · Palace of Congresses

Albanian song contest, organised by the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)

1962 Macdonald Brier

Sports & Entertainment · Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

Canadian men's curling championship

1962 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

12th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1962 film festival edition

Critics' Week

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival

23rd Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1962 film festival edition

Hollandsche Schouwburg

Sports & Entertainment

Memorial and former theater building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Chichester Festival Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre building in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK

Astroland

Sports & Entertainment · Coney Island

Amusement park

Portuguese Roller Hockey Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Portugal

Sports tournament

National Theatre Mohammed V

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Rabat, Morocco

Sanremo Music Festival 1962

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

12th annual Italian Song Festival held in Sanremo, Imperia

McCaw Hall

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house in Seattle, Washington, United States, home to Seattle opera

Viña del Mar International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Viña del Mar

Film festival

1962 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

1962 film festival edition

Stour Music Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Annual early-music festival in Stour valley, Kent, England

Drama Theatre Dragomir Asenov

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Montana, Bulgaria

Skampa Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Elbasan

Joburg Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa

South African Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Prince George Circuit

Formula 1 Grand Prix

1962 Asian Games

Sports & Entertainment · Jakarta

Multi-sport event in Indonesia

24 Hours of Daytona

Sports & Entertainment · Daytona International Speedway

Sports car endurance race held in Daytona, FL, US

1962 Winter Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Villars-sur-Ollon

Multi-sport event in Villars, Switzerland

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Sports & Entertainment · Perth

Multi-sport event in Perth, Western Australia

1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · MHPArena

Association football match

Capablanca Memorial

Sports & Entertainment · Cuba

Chess tournament

1962 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Prague

Figure skating competition

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Sports & Entertainment · Europe

International football competition

1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Barcelona

Football match

Mohammed V Trophy

Sports & Entertainment · Morocco

International association football trophy

Tour de Liège

Sports & Entertainment · Province of Liege

Recurring sporting event

1962 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Geneva

Figure skating competition

1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

The final match of a soccer tournament

1962 African Cup of Nations Final

Sports & Entertainment · Addis Ababa Stadium

Association football match

Mediterranean Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Autodromo di Pergusa

Motor race held in Sicily from 1962 until 1998

1962 Coppa Italia Final

Sports & Entertainment · Stadio Olimpico

Football match

Copa Sevilla

Sports & Entertainment · Seville

Tennis tournament

Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1961–62

Sports & Entertainment · West Indies

International cricket tour

Doral Open

Sports & Entertainment · Doral

Professional golf tournament

1962 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Niedersachsenstadion

Association football match

Copa del Atlántico

Sports & Entertainment · Canary Islands

Algeria founded

Empires & Countries · Algiers

Algeria was founded, with its capital at Algiers.

Uganda founded

Empires & Countries · Kampala

Uganda was founded, with its capital at Kampala.

Rwanda founded

Empires & Countries · Kigali

Rwanda was founded, with its capital at Kigali.

Burundi founded

Empires & Countries · Gitega

Burundi was founded, with its capital at Gitega.

Jamaica founded

Empires & Countries · Kingston

Jamaica was founded, with its capital at Kingston.

Samoa founded

Empires & Countries · Apia

Samoa was founded, with its capital at Apia.

Yemen Arab Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Sanaa

Yemen Arab Republic was founded, with its capital at Sanaa.

Ruanda-Urundi dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bujumbura

Ruanda-Urundi ceased to exist, having been centered at Bujumbura.

Federation of South Arabia founded

Empires & Countries · Aden

Federation of South Arabia was founded, with its capital at Aden.

Netherlands New Guinea dissolved

Empires & Countries · Jayapura

Netherlands New Guinea ceased to exist, having been centered at Jayapura.

Kingdom of Rwanda dissolved

Empires & Countries · Nyanza

Kingdom of Rwanda ceased to exist, having been centered at Nyanza.

Union of Burma (1948–1962) dissolved

Empires & Countries · Yangon

Union of Burma (1948–1962) ceased to exist, having been centered at Yangon.

Colony of Jamaica dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kingston

Colony of Jamaica ceased to exist, having been centered at Kingston.

Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea dissolved

Empires & Countries · Addis Ababa

Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea ceased to exist, having been centered at Addis Ababa.

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma founded

Empires & Countries · Yangon

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was founded, with its capital at Yangon.

Commonwealth realm of Uganda founded

Empires & Countries · Kampala

Commonwealth realm of Uganda was founded, with its capital at Kampala.

Paphos Archaeological Park founded

Empires & Countries

Paphos Archaeological Park was founded.

Shevchenkivskyi raion founded

Empires & Countries

Shevchenkivskyi raion was founded.