1962: what happened around the world

In 1962, 108 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Cuban Missile Crisis, Sino-Indian War and North Yemen civil war among the best known. 81 more were already under way, such as Algerian War and The Troubles. 115 things were founded or built that year, from Algeria and Uganda.

108events began
81already under way
115founded or built
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Accidents and fires47

+7 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges30

Revolts, massacres and attacks22

Disasters5

Treaties, councils and politics2

Expeditions2

Already under way in 196281

Came to an end in 19628

Founded or built in 1962115

+85 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1962

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →