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November 21, 1962

On November 21, 1962, the Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War. 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 November 21, 1962

  1. 1962 The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.

    Combined military forces of the People's Republic of China

    The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force—and four arms—Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force. It operates under the CCP's absolute control and is led by the Central Military Commission (CMC) with its chairman as commander-in-chief.

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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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