August 1962107 items
Highlights of the month
- 8/51962 German Grand PrixSports
- 8/11King Kong vs. GodzillaFilms
- 8/12Vostok 4Events
- 8/241962 Asian GamesSports
- 8/27Mariner 2Events
Life that month (prices, weather)Tokyo avg 28.1°C ・ ramen ¥48.5
U.S. prices, August 1962All years ›
Tokyo weather, August 1962Japan Meteorological Agency ›
Avg temp28.1℃Max temp37.6℃Min temp21.8℃Rain50.1mmSunshine270.5 hTyphoons making landfall in Japan4
Tokyo prices in 1962 (annual average)All items ›
Ramen (restaurant)¥48.5Coffee (café)¥62.1Curry rice (restaurant)¥78.2Postcard¥5Newspaper (monthly)¥450Movie ticket¥160Public bath¥19
| Date | Type | Title | Country | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/27 | EventsLaunch (UTC) | Mariner 2DetailsOperator: Jet Propulsion Laboratory | United States | Operator: Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 8/12 | EventsLaunch (UTC) | Vostok 4DetailsCrew: Pavel Popovich · Operator: Soviet space program · Landing (UTC): August 15, 1962 | Soviet Union, Russia | Crew: Pavel Popovich · Operator: Soviet space program · Landing (UTC): August 15, 1962 |
| 8/11 | EventsLaunch (UTC) | Vostok 3DetailsCrew: Andriyan Nikolayev · Operator: Soviet space program · Landing (UTC): August 15, 1962 | Soviet Union, Russia | Crew: Andriyan Nikolayev · Operator: Soviet space program · Landing (UTC): August 15, 1962 |
| 8/5 | EventsOccurred | death of Marilyn MonroeDetailsPlace: 12305 Fifth Helena Drive | Unknown | Place: 12305 Fifth Helena Drive |
| 8/25 | EventsLaunch (UTC) | Venera 2MV-1 No.1DetailsLanding (UTC): August 28, 1962 | Unknown | Landing (UTC): August 28, 1962 |
| 8/15 | EventsOccurred | New York AgreementSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 8/22 | EventsOccurred | Petit-Clamart attackDetailsPlace: Clamart | France | Place: Clamart |
| 8/6 | EventsOccurred | independence of JamaicaSource：Wikidata | Jamaica | |
| 8/21 | EventsOccurred | 1962 Irpinia earthquakeSource：Wikidata | Italy | |
| 8/29 | EventsOccurred | 1962 DFB-Pokal FinalDetailsPlace: Niedersachsenstadion | Germany | Place: Niedersachsenstadion |
| 8/26 | EventsOccurred | 1962 Danish Grand PrixSource：Wikidata | Denmark | |
| 8/17 | EventsOccurred | Killing of Peter FechterSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 8/17 | EventsOccurred | Davey Moore vs. Olli MäkiDetailsPlace: Helsinki Olympic Stadium | Finland | Place: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| 8/12 | EventsOccurred | 1962 KanonloppetDetailsPlace: Karlskoga Motorstadion | Sweden | Place: Karlskoga Motorstadion |
| 8/19 | EventsOccurred | 1962 Mediterranean Grand PrixSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 8/15 | EventsOccurred | August 1962 lunar eclipseSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 8/1 | EventsOccurred | 1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crashSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 8/5 | OpeningsOpened | Hotel IndonesiaDetailsType: hotel · Place: Jakarta | Indonesia | Type: hotel · Place: Jakarta |
| 8/10 | OpeningsOpened | Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and MuseumDetailsType: museum · Place: West Branch | United States | Type: museum · Place: West Branch |
| 8/18 | OpeningsOpened | Reichelsheim airfieldDetailsType: commercial airfield · Place: Reichelsheim | Germany | Type: commercial airfield · Place: Reichelsheim |
| 8/13 | OpeningsOpened | Franklin Delano Roosevelt BridgeDetailsType: road bridge · Place: Maine | Canada, United States | Type: road bridge · Place: Maine |
| 8/5 | OpeningsOpened | KostnerDetailsType: metro station · Place: Chicago | United States | Type: metro station · Place: Chicago |
| 8/24 | SportsHeld | 1962 Asian GamesDetailsPlace: Jakarta | Indonesia | Place: Jakarta |
| 8/5 | SportsHeld | 1962 German Grand PrixDetailsPlace: West Germany · Winner: Graham Hill | Germany | Place: West Germany · Winner: Graham Hill |
| 8/18 | SportsHeld | 1962 European Aquatics ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Sportforum Leipzig | East Germany | Place: Sportforum Leipzig |
| 8/27 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 EredivisieDetailsWinner: PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands | Winner: PSV Eindhoven |
| 8/18 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 French Division 1DetailsWinner: AS Monaco FC | France | Winner: AS Monaco FC |
| 8/24 | SportsHeld | 1962 UCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Milan | Italy | Place: Milan |
| 8/30 | SportsHeld | 1962 UCI Road World ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Salò | Italy | Place: Salò |
| 8/19 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 Yugoslav First LeagueDetailsWinner: FK Partizan | Yugoslavia | Winner: FK Partizan |
| 8/20 | SportsHeld | 1962 U.S. National ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: West Side Tennis Club | United States | Place: West Side Tennis Club |
| 8/19 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 Divizia ADetailsWinner: FC Dinamo Bucharest | Romania | Winner: FC Dinamo Bucharest |
| 8/18 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 Football League First DivisionDetailsPlace: England · Winner: Everton F.C. | United Kingdom | Place: England · Winner: Everton F.C. |
| 8/18 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 DDR-OberligaDetailsWinner: FC Carl Zeiss Jena | East Germany | Winner: FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 8/11 | SportsHeld | 1962 FA Charity ShieldDetailsPlace: Portman Road | United Kingdom | Place: Portman Road |
| 8/10 | SportsHeld | 第44回全国高等学校野球選手権大会JapanSource：Wikipedia | Japan | |
| 8/22 | SportsHeld | 1962–63 Scottish First DivisionDetailsWinner: Rangers F.C. | United Kingdom | Winner: Rangers F.C. |
| 8/24 | SportsHeld | badminton at the 1962 Asian GamesDetailsPlace: Jakarta | Indonesia | Place: Jakarta |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | If I Had a HammerDetailsArtist: Peter, Paul and Mary · Label: Warner Bros. Records | United States | Artist: Peter, Paul and Mary · Label: Warner Bros. Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | UndercurrentDetailsArtist: Bill Evans · Label: United Artists Records | United States | Artist: Bill Evans · Label: United Artists Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | He's a RebelDetailsArtist: The Crystals · Label: Philles Records | United States | Artist: The Crystals · Label: Philles Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | SherryDetailsArtist: The Four Seasons · Label: Vee-Jay Records | United States | Artist: The Four Seasons · Label: Vee-Jay Records |
| 8/13 | MusicReleased | The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha FranklinDetailsArtist: Aretha Franklin · Label: Columbia Records | United States | Artist: Aretha Franklin · Label: Columbia Records |
| 8/1 | MusicReleased | Monster MashDetailsArtist: Bobby Pickett · Label: Garpax Records | United States | Artist: Bobby Pickett · Label: Garpax Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Country Music Connie StyleDetailsArtist: Connie Francis · Label: MGM Records | United States | Artist: Connie Francis · Label: MGM Records |
| 8/20 | MusicReleased | Don't Play That Song!DetailsArtist: Ben E. King · Label: Atco Records | United States | Artist: Ben E. King · Label: Atco Records |
| 8/7 | MusicReleased | Sentimentally YoursDetailsArtist: Patsy Cline · Label: Decca | United States | Artist: Patsy Cline · Label: Decca |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Wonderful WandaDetailsArtist: Wanda Jackson · Label: Capitol Records | United States | Artist: Wanda Jackson · Label: Capitol Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | サン・アントニオ・ローズJapanDetailsArtist: Chiyako Saitō · Label: EMI Music Japan | Japan | Artist: Chiyako Saitō · Label: EMI Music Japan |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Softly...but with That FeelingDetailsArtist: Herb Ellis | United States | Artist: Herb Ellis |
| 8/4 | MusicReleased | The Father of Blue Grass MusicDetailsArtist: Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys · Label: RCA Camden | United States | Artist: Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys · Label: RCA Camden |
| 8/10 | MusicReleased | 東京キカンボ娘JapanDetailsArtist: Nana Kinomi · Label: King Records | Japan | Artist: Nana Kinomi · Label: King Records |
| 8/5 | MusicReleased | 美少年忠臣蔵JapanDetailsArtist: Yukio Hashi · Label: Victor Entertainment | Japan | Artist: Yukio Hashi · Label: Victor Entertainment |
| 8/20 | MusicReleased | あした逢う人JapanDetailsArtist: Yukio Hashi · Label: Victor Entertainment | Japan | Artist: Yukio Hashi · Label: Victor Entertainment |
| 8/11 | MusicReleased | Mashed Potatoes and GravyDetailsArtist: The Ventures · Label: Dolton Records | United States | Artist: The Ventures · Label: Dolton Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Greatest HitsDetailsArtist: Ray Charles · Label: ABC-Paramount | United States | Artist: Ray Charles · Label: ABC-Paramount |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | The Lonely BullDetailsArtist: Herb Alpert · Label: A&M Records | United States | Artist: Herb Alpert · Label: A&M Records |
| Aug(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Portrait Of HankJapanOriginal title: ハンクの肖像DetailsArtist: Jimmie Tokita & His Mountain Playboys · Label: King Records | Japan | Artist: Jimmie Tokita & His Mountain Playboys · Label: King Records |
| 8/11 | FilmsPremiered | King Kong vs. GodzillaJapanOriginal title: キングコング対ゴジラDetailsDirector: Ishirō Honda · Cast: Akiko Wakabayashi, Haruo Nakajima, Mie Hama · Production: Toho | Japan | Director: Ishirō Honda · Cast: Akiko Wakabayashi, Haruo Nakajima, Mie Hama · Production: Toho |
| 8/31 | FilmsPremiered | Girl with a SuitcaseFirst premiered: February 1961 (Rome) · In Japan: October 1961DetailsDirector: Valerio Zurlini · Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Gian Maria Volonte, Jacques Perrin · Production: Titanus | Germany | Director: Valerio Zurlini · Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Gian Maria Volonte, Jacques Perrin · Production: Titanus |
| 8/11 | FilmsPremiered | Kid GalahadDetailsDirector: Phil Karlson · Cast: Elvis Presley, Charles Bronson, Ed Asner · Production: The Mirisch Company | United States | Director: Phil Karlson · Cast: Elvis Presley, Charles Bronson, Ed Asner · Production: The Mirisch Company |
| 8/13 | FilmsPremiered | The Deadly CompanionsFirst premiered: June 1961 (Tucson) · In Japan: May 1962DetailsDirector: Sam Peckinpah · Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Chill Wills | Italy | Director: Sam Peckinpah · Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Chill Wills |
| 8/14 | FilmsPremiered | Victoria in DoverOriginal title: 女王さまはお若いFirst premiered: May 1960 (Japan)DetailsDirector: Ernst Marischka · Cast: Romy Schneider, Magda Schneider, Paul Hörbiger · Distributor: Sascha-Film | Argentina | Director: Ernst Marischka · Cast: Romy Schneider, Magda Schneider, Paul Hörbiger · Distributor: Sascha-Film |
| 8/7 | FilmsPremiered | The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmDetailsDirector: George Pal · Cast: Mel Blanc, Barbara Eden, Claire Bloom · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | United States, New York City, Los Angeles | Director: George Pal · Cast: Mel Blanc, Barbara Eden, Claire Bloom · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| 8/4 | FilmsPremiered | Seven NanniesDetailsDirector: Rolan Bykov · Cast: Vladimir Ivashov, Semyon Morozov, Tatyana Nadezhdina · Production: Mosfilm | Soviet Union | Director: Rolan Bykov · Cast: Vladimir Ivashov, Semyon Morozov, Tatyana Nadezhdina · Production: Mosfilm |
| 8/2 | FilmsPremiered | KozaraDetailsDirector: Veljko Bulajić · Cast: Milena Dravić, Branko Lustig, Velimir Bata Živojinović | Yugoslavia | Director: Veljko Bulajić · Cast: Milena Dravić, Branko Lustig, Velimir Bata Živojinović |
| 8/16 | FilmsPremiered | Term of TrialIn Japan: February 1963DetailsDirector: Peter Glenville · Cast: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Terence Stamp · Production: John and James Woolf | United Kingdom, 23rd Venice International Film Festival | Director: Peter Glenville · Cast: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Terence Stamp · Production: John and James Woolf |
| 8/20 | FilmsPremiered | My Younger BrotherDetailsDirector: Aleksandr Zarkhi · Cast: Andrei Mironov, Oleg Yefremov, Oleg Dahl · Production: Mosfilm | Soviet Union | Director: Aleksandr Zarkhi · Cast: Andrei Mironov, Oleg Yefremov, Oleg Dahl · Production: Mosfilm |
| 8/13 | FilmsPremiered | LibelFirst premiered: February 1960 (Germany)DetailsDirector: Anthony Asquith · Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Shaw, Dirk Bogarde · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Sweden | Director: Anthony Asquith · Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Shaw, Dirk Bogarde · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| 8/10 | FilmsPremiered | Stagecoach to FuryDetailsDirector: William F. Claxton · Cast: Paul Fix, Forrest Tucker, Wallace Ford · Distributor: 20th Century Studios | Germany | Director: William F. Claxton · Cast: Paul Fix, Forrest Tucker, Wallace Ford · Distributor: 20th Century Studios |
| 8/3 | FilmsPremiered | The Dear FamilyDetailsDirector: Erik Balling · Cast: ギタ・ナービュ, Jarl Kulle, Søren Pilmark · Distributor: Europafilm | Sweden, Denmark | Director: Erik Balling · Cast: ギタ・ナービュ, Jarl Kulle, Søren Pilmark · Distributor: Europafilm |
| 8/23 | FilmsPremiered | Attack of the NormansDetailsDirector: Giuseppe Vari · Cast: Geneviève Grad, Cameron Mitchell, Ettore Manni | France, Italy | Director: Giuseppe Vari · Cast: Geneviève Grad, Cameron Mitchell, Ettore Manni |
| 8/13 | FilmsPremiered | Operasjon LøvsprettDetailsDirector: Knut Andersen · Cast: Arne Bendiksen, Arve Opsahl, Rolf Just Nilsen · Production: Teamfilm | Norway | Director: Knut Andersen · Cast: Arne Bendiksen, Arve Opsahl, Rolf Just Nilsen · Production: Teamfilm |
| 8/24 | FilmsPremiered | The Secret Mark of D'ArtagnanDetailsDirector: Siro Marcellini · Cast: マガリ・ノエル, Alessandra Panaro, George Nader | Italy | Director: Siro Marcellini · Cast: マガリ・ノエル, Alessandra Panaro, George Nader |
| 8/1 | FilmsPremiered | Women of Devil's IslandFirst premiered: July 1962 (Italy)DetailsDirector: Domenico Paolella · Cast: Michèle Mercier, Guy Madison, Paul Müller | United States | Director: Domenico Paolella · Cast: Michèle Mercier, Guy Madison, Paul Müller |
| 8/6 | FilmsPremiered | Accident 703DetailsDirector: José María Forqué · Cast: Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Irán Eory, José Luis López Vázquez | Spain, Argentina | Director: José María Forqué · Cast: Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Irán Eory, José Luis López Vázquez |
| 8/30 | FilmsPremiered | The Mustard GrainDetailsDirector: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia · Cast: Rafaela Aparicio, Agustín González, José Bódalo | Spain | Director: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia · Cast: Rafaela Aparicio, Agustín González, José Bódalo |
| 8/3 | FilmsPremiered | ChandaDetailsDirector: Ehtesham · Cast: Shabnam, Subhash Dutta, Sultana Zaman | Pakistan | Director: Ehtesham · Cast: Shabnam, Subhash Dutta, Sultana Zaman |
| 8/6 | FilmsPremiered | Sømænd og svigermødreDetailsDirector: Bent Christensen · Cast: Lone Hertz, Judy Gringer, Lily Broberg · Distributor: ASA Film | Denmark | Director: Bent Christensen · Cast: Lone Hertz, Judy Gringer, Lily Broberg · Distributor: ASA Film |
| 8/10 | FilmsPremiered | Manithan MaravillaiDetailsDirector: Aluri Chakrapani · Cast: Gemini Ganesan · Distributor: Vijaya Vauhini Studios · Production: Vijaya Vauhini Studios | India | Director: Aluri Chakrapani · Cast: Gemini Ganesan · Distributor: Vijaya Vauhini Studios · Production: Vijaya Vauhini Studios |
| 8/17 | FilmsPremiered | When the Music Plays at WörtherseeDetailsDirector: Hans Grimm · Cast: Vivi Bach, Grethe Weiser, Eddi Arent | Germany | Director: Hans Grimm · Cast: Vivi Bach, Grethe Weiser, Eddi Arent |
| 8/22 | FilmsPremiered | The Girls of La RochelleDetailsDirector: Bernard Deflandre · Cast: Philippe Lemaire | France | Director: Bernard Deflandre · Cast: Philippe Lemaire |
| 8/27 | FilmsPremiered | The Gang of EightDetailsDirector: Tulio Demicheli · Cast: María Luisa Ponte, José Calvo, Ángel Álvarez · Production: As Films Producción | Spain, Italy, Mexico | Director: Tulio Demicheli · Cast: María Luisa Ponte, José Calvo, Ángel Álvarez · Production: As Films Producción |
| 8/13 | FilmsPremiered | Schaut auf diese StadtDetailsDirector: Karl Gass · Cast: Karl Gass | East Germany | Director: Karl Gass · Cast: Karl Gass |
| 8/8 | FilmsPremiered | U krutogo yaraDetailsDirector: Kira Muratova · Production: Gorky Film Studio | Soviet Union | Director: Kira Muratova · Production: Gorky Film Studio |
| 8/31 | FilmsPremiered | Káthirunda KangalDetailsDirector: Tatineni Prakash Rao · Cast: Gemini Ganesan | India | Director: Tatineni Prakash Rao · Cast: Gemini Ganesan |
| 8/10 | FilmsPremiered | Swarna ManjariDetailsDirector: Vedantam Raghavaiah · Production: Anjali Pictures | India | Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah · Production: Anjali Pictures |
| 8/2 | FilmsPremiered | Aadi PerukkuDetailsDirector: K. Shankar · Cast: Gemini Ganesan | India | Director: K. Shankar · Cast: Gemini Ganesan |
| 8/3 | FilmsPremiered | Where the Truth LiesFirst premiered: March 1962 (France)DetailsDirector: Henri Decoin · Cast: Juliette Gréco, Liselotte Pulver, Robert Dalban | Germany, Finland | Director: Henri Decoin · Cast: Juliette Gréco, Liselotte Pulver, Robert Dalban |
| 8/3 | FilmsPremiered | The Dream of the Red ChamberDetailsDirector: Chiu-Feng Yuan · Cast: Betty Loh, Margaret Tu Chuan · Production: Shaw Brothers Studio | British Hong Kong | Director: Chiu-Feng Yuan · Cast: Betty Loh, Margaret Tu Chuan · Production: Shaw Brothers Studio |
| 8/31 | FilmsPremiered | Avana IvanDetailsDirector: S. Balachander · Cast: S. Balachander | India | Director: S. Balachander · Cast: S. Balachander |
| 8/2 | FilmsPremiered | PueblitoDetailsDirector: Emilio Fernández · Cast: Columba Domínguez, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Soler | Mexico | Director: Emilio Fernández · Cast: Columba Domínguez, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Soler |
| 8/20 | FilmsPremiered | Pluft, o FantasminhaDetailsDirector: Romain Lesage · Cast: Nelson Dantas, Dirce Migliaccio, Kalma Murtinho | Brazil | Director: Romain Lesage · Cast: Nelson Dantas, Dirce Migliaccio, Kalma Murtinho |
| 8/12 | FilmsPremiered | Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-SevenJapanOriginal title: 長脇差忠臣蔵DetailsDirector: Kunio Watanabe · Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Yumeji Tsukioka | Japan | Director: Kunio Watanabe · Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Yumeji Tsukioka |
| 8/26 | FilmsPremiered | 当りや大将JapanDetailsDirector: Kō Nakahira | Japan | Director: Kō Nakahira |
| 8/23 | FilmsPremiered | The Man from TokyoDetailsDirector: Park Seong-bok · Cast: Do Kum-bong, Shin Young-kyun, Um Aing-ran | South Korea | Director: Park Seong-bok · Cast: Do Kum-bong, Shin Young-kyun, Um Aing-ran |
| 8/12 | FilmsPremiered | The Rambler Returns HomeJapanOriginal title: 渡り鳥故郷へ帰るDetailsDirector: Yōichi Ushihara | Japan | Director: Yōichi Ushihara |
| Aug(day unknown) | FilmsPremiered | The FirebrandDetailsDirector: Maury Dexter · Cast: Kent Taylor · Distributor: 20th Century Studios | United States | Director: Maury Dexter · Cast: Kent Taylor · Distributor: 20th Century Studios |
| 8/8 | TVFirst aired | Sábado GiganteDetailsNetwork: Canal 13 | Chile, United States | Network: Canal 13 |
| 8/16 | TVFirst aired | Dr. Finlay's CasebookDetailsNetwork: BBC One · Cast: Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Bill Simpson | United Kingdom | Network: BBC One · Cast: Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Bill Simpson |
| 8/5 | TVFirst aired | Report MünchenDetailsNetwork: Das Erste | Germany | Network: Das Erste |
| 8/7 | TVFirst aired | Silent EvidenceDetailsNetwork: BBC One | United Kingdom | Network: BBC One |
| 8/17 | TVFirst aired | Berita TerakhirDetailsNetwork: TVRI | Unknown | Network: TVRI |
| Aug(day unknown) | BooksPublished | The Dragon MastersDetailsAuthor: Jack Vance · Publisher: Ace Books | United States | Author: Jack Vance · Publisher: Ace Books |
| Aug(day unknown) | BooksPublished | SearchlightDetailsAuthor: Robert A. Heinlein | United States | Author: Robert A. Heinlein |
| 8/30 | BooksPublished | Derrière la baignoireDetailsAuthor: Colette Audry | France | Author: Colette Audry |
| Aug(day unknown) | CarsReleased | Ford Falcon AustraliaSource：Wikipedia | Unknown |