At A Glance

13 September 1962 at a glance

Day of the week
13 September 1962 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “She's Not You” by Elvis Presley.
Top Film of 1962
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 September 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 September 1962 was Full Moon.

On this day: 13 September

  • 1956 The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
  • 1962 An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
  • 1964 South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh.
  • 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
  • 1968 Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.

Famous people born on 13 September

  • Lili Reinhart, American actress (born 1996)
  • Jean Smart, American actress (born 1951)
  • Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
  • Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (1916–1990)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1962 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 January – BBC Television broadcasts the first episode of Z-Cars, noted as a realistic portrayal of the police force.
  • 14 June – BBC Television broadcasts the first episode of the sitcom Steptoe and Son, written by Galton and Simpson.
  • 12 July – The Rolling Stones make their debut at London's Marquee Club, Number 165 Oxford Street, opening for Long John Baldry.

Life in 1962

Prime Minister

Harold Macmillan

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

12p

Loaf of Bread

7p

Average House

£2,670

Weekly Wage

£15.60

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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