Born on 15 July 1962

At A Glance

15 July 1962 at a glance

Day of the week

15 July 1962 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“I Can't Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1962

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 July 1962 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 July

• 1954 The Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series, takes its first flight.
• 1955 Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
• 1966 Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
• 1971 The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
• 1974 In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.

Famous people born on 15 July

• Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
• Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
• Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
• Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)

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