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March 2, 1962

On March 2, 1962, in Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état. The year's #1 song was "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk. Jeff Dunham, Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, Jeff Minter would arrive in the same year.

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1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 962nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1960s decade.

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On March 2, 1962

  1. 1962 In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.

    Country in Southeast Asia

    Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to the northwest, China to the northeast, Laos and Thailand to the east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest.

  2. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.

    American basketball player (1936–1999)

    Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player. 16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams.

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Died on March 2, 1962

Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin Belgian mathematician (1866–1962)

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The class of 1962

Others born in 1962

Jeff Dunham 1962– American ventriloquist and comedian
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig 1962– Mongolian Politician, (died 1998)
Jeff Minter 1962– British video game designer and programmer
Danièle Sauvageau 1962– Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michelle Yeoh 1962– Malaysian-Hong Kong actress and producer
Rex Ryan 1962– American football coach and analyst

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