January 13, 1962

January 13, 1962, was a Saturday. It was 62 years, 10 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

What happened on this day?

What happened on January 13, 1962?

Comedian Ernie Kovacs dies in a car crash in Los Angeles.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 13, 1962:

United States: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker
United Kingdom: "The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows

The Billboard Hot 100 on January 13, 1962

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

The Twist - Chubby Checker
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
Peppermint Twist - Part I - Joey Dee & the Starliters
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George

Play the top singles from 1962
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1962. Take a trip back to the days of Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Frank Ifield and The Tornados.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Flower Drum Song" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date occurred 22,958 days ago. Approximately 765 months have passed. It was the 13th day of 1962, in week 02. The decade was the swinging sixties. People who were born on January 13, 1962, are now 62 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 255 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to January 13, 1962

Ready for a walk down memory lane?

The date is January 13, 1962, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down, and a sense of normality has returned. In America, the song "The Twist" by Chubby Checker is at the top of the singles charts, while "The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows is the number-one song in the UK. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is the President of the United States, and the movie Flower Drum Song is at the top of the box office.

Harold Macmillan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Gunsmoke", "Wagon Train", and "Rawhide". In fashion, many of the trends from the late 1950s are still popular. Women are wearing tailored skirts, short boxy jackets and shift dresses. Trousers are also becoming popular amongst women. Meanwhile, men are wearing polo shirts, argyle socks, sweater vests, loafers and harrington jackets.

Because it's 1962, radio stations are playing hit songs from music artists such as Ray Charles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Bobby Vinton and Shelley Fabares. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Marilyn Monroe, Robert Frost, Ernie Davis, and John F. Kennedy would all still be alive. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Captain Kangaroo", "Dennis the Menace", and "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends".

Children are playing with toys such as BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Metal House robots, Crater Critters, and Chatter Telephone.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 13, 1962, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1962 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: January 13, 1962 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 13, 1962.

Fast food is replacing diners and drive-ins
The fast food industry was steadily growing, much to the detriment of local diners and drive-in restaurants. Consequently, things such as jukeboxes and carhops also started to decline.
Who were the best NBA players in 1962?
In 1962, the best NBA players were Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West.
Who were the best football players?
In 1962, the best soccer players were Pelé, Josef Masopust, Eusébio, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Dragoslav Šekularac, Jef Jurion, Gianni Rivera, Jimmy Greaves, John Charles, Milan Galić and János Göröcs.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1962.
Sammy Davis Jr. - "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" by Sammy Davis Jr. would go on to win a Grammy for 1962's Song of the Year.
1962 in music
The Billboard Charts in 1962 were dominated by the likes of Chubby Checker, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, The Shirelles, The Four Seasons, Ray Charles and Mr. Acker Bilk.
1962 in movies
Movies released in 1962 included Lawrence of Arabia, The Longest Day, In Search of the Castaways, That Touch of Mink, Cape Fear, The Music Man, Mutiny on the Bounty, To Kill a Mockingbird, Hatari!, Gypsy, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Bon Voyage!
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII was named Time Person of the Year in 1962 after he volunteered as a mediator during the Cuban missile crisis.
The USA is escalating its involvement in the Vietnam War
The United States was slowly escalating its involvement in the Vietnam War. In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy ordered helicopters and 400 Green Berets into South Vietnam. Covert operations against the communist forces in the north were also authorized. By 1963, the number of US military personnel in the country had grown to 10,000.
Rotary phones
Rotary phones were still the most common type of landline phone. Although push-button telephones did begin to appear at the end of 1963, they were relatively uncommon.
Greasers
A youth subculture called "greasers" emerged during the 1950s and early 1960s. The style included greased-back hairstyles, work pants, and denim or leather jackets.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 13, 1962.

December 14, 1961: 20 children are killed after a school bus collides with a train in Greeley, Colorado.
December 15, 1961:
• Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death.
• US President John F. Kennedy leaves for a tour of South America "despite reports of anti-US feelings".
December 16, 1961:
• US President John F. Kennedy visits Venezuela despite threats of violence from left-wing groups.
• UN troops capture the main Katangan base in Elisabethville in the Congo.
December 17, 1961: 503 people are killed after a fire breaks out in a crowded circus tent in Niterói, Brazil.
December 20, 1961: The romantic comedy film "Lover Come Back" is released.
December 31, 1961: NFL: The Green Bay Packers defeat the New York Giants by 37-0 to win the 1961 NFL Championship Game.
January 1, 1962: The United States Navy SEALs are founded.
January 3, 1962: Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro is excommunicated by the Catholic Church for preaching Communism.
January 8, 1962: 93 people die after two trains collide at a railway junction in Harmelen in the Netherlands.
January 10, 1962: 4000 people die after an avalanche occurs at the Huascarán mountain in Peru.
This date: January 13, 1962
February 7, 1962:
• The US bans all imports and exports from Cuba.
• A methane explosion kills 284 workers at the Luisenthal Mine near Völklingen, Germany.

1960s fashion

Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.

TV series on January 13, 1962

TV audiences were watching the following shows on January 13, 1962:

Steptoe and Son

Hazel

Route 66

The Andy Griffith Show

Danger Man

The Untouchables

The Twilight Zone

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Bonanza

Rawhide

77 Sunset Strip

Maverick

Cars in 1962

1962 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick Wildcat, the Ford Cortina, the Mitsubishi Colt, the Pontiac LeMans, the Dodge Custom 880, and the Plymouth Fury (3rd generation).

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1962

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Top Cat

Davey and Goliath

Mister Ed

The Dick Tracy Show

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects

The Bugs Bunny Show

The Flintstones

My Three Sons

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

Dennis the Menace

Toys in 1962

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tammy (doll)

Chatter Telephone

Rock-a-Stack

Ken (doll)

Etch A Sketch

Astrobase

Troll doll

Tonka trucks

Matchbox toy cars

Barbie

Playpal dolls

Crater Critters

Were you born on January 13, 1962?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1962.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 13, 1968, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 13.

Janet Hubert

Actress
Born on January 13, 1956
She turned 6 on this day in 1962.

Big Black

TV personality Deceased
Born on January 13, 1972
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Orlando Bloom

Actor
Born on January 13, 1977
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Shad Gaspard

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 13, 1981
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Natalia Dyer

Actress
Born on January 13, 1995
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Jimmy Wopo

Rapper Deceased
Born on January 13, 1997
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

US President

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the President of the United States on January 13, 1962.

UK Prime Minister

Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on January 13, 1962 was most likely conceived around April 22, 1961.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 13, 1962 is close to October 6, 1962.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 13, 1962:

22,958 days have passed since this date.
3,279 weeks have passed.
1,983,571,200 seconds have passed since January 13, 1962.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,314,166,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,023,522,739,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 330,595,200 times.
You have taken approximately 170,587,123 steps. That's roughly 75,816 miles.
23,802,854 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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