Born in December 1962 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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December 1962 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in December 1962

• December 2, 1962: Mike Mansfield, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, makes pessimistic public comment on Vietnam War progress after a trip to Vietnam at President Kennedy's request, signaling a shift in U.S. opinion on the war.
• December 7, 1962: Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, revises the principality's constitution, transferring some of his autocratic power to advisory and legislative councils, marking a step towards democratization.
• December 8, 1962: First period of the Second Vatican Council, a gathering of Catholic bishops, concludes, leading to significant reforms and changes in the Catholic Church's practices and teachings.
• December 9, 1962: Tanganyika (now Tanzania) becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Julius Nyerere as president, marking the country's independence and the beginning of its journey as a sovereign nation.
• December 10, 1962: David Lean's epic film 'Lawrence of Arabia,' starring Peter O'Toole, premieres in London and later in the U.S., becoming a critical and commercial success, widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.
• December 11, 1962: In West Germany, a coalition government is formed between Christian Democrats, Christian Socialists, and Free Democrats, shaping the country's political landscape and policies.
• December 14, 1962: U.S. spacecraft Mariner 2 passes by Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from another planet, marking a major milestone in space exploration.
• December 15, 1962: Belgian pirate radio station Radio Uylenspiegel is forced off the airwaves during a storm over the North Sea, ending its operations and marking the decline of pirate radio broadcasting in Europe.
• December 19, 1962: Britain acknowledges the right of Nyasaland (now Malawi) to secede from the Central African Federation, paving the way for its independence and the dissolution of the federation.
• December 24, 1962: Cuba releases the remaining 1,113 participants of the Bay of Pigs Invasion to the U.S. in exchange for food worth $53 million, marking the end of the diplomatic crisis and the release of all prisoners.
• December 30, 1962: United Nations troops occupy the last rebel positions in Katanga, a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leading to the capture of Moise Tshombe, the province's leader, and the end of the secessionist movement.