At A Glance

25 December 1962 at a glance

Day of the week
25 December 1962 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Return to Sender” 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 25 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 December 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 December 1962 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 December

  • 1950 The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
  • 1962 The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  • 1963 Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
  • 1968 Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
  • 1977 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.

Famous people born on 25 December

  • Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (1642–1727)
  • Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1971)
  • Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1949)
  • Humphrey Bogart, American actor (1899–1957)

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.
More events of 1962 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →

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