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Notable Births

1962Kuniko Asagi, Japanese actress and television host^[†]

Kuniko Asagi is a Japanese actress and television presenter. Her real name is Kuniko Tanaka .

1962Jon Dough, American porn actor, director, and producer (died 2006)^[†]

Jon Dough was an American pornographic actor active between 1985 and 2006.

1962Mariella Frostrup, British journalist and actress^[†]

Mariella Frostrup is an Irish-Norwegian journalist and presenter, known in British television and radio mainly for arts programmes.

1962Mark Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager^[†]

Mark William Hunter is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, coach, and former player. He currently is the owner and general manager for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Hunter was born in Petrolia, Ontario, but grew up in nearby Oil Springs, Ontario, and was one of three brothers, with Dave and Dale, to play in the NHL. Hunter won the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Calgary Flames.

1962Neal Shusterman, American author and poet^[†]

Neal Shusterman is an American writer of young adult fiction. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his book Challenger Deep and his novel, Scythe, was a 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor book.

1962Naomi Wolf, American author and activist^[†]

Naomi Rebekah Wolf is an American feminist author, journalist, and conspiracy theorist.

Notable Deaths

1962Roque González Garza, Mexican general and acting president (1915) (born 1885)^[†]

Roque Victoriano González Garza was a Mexican general and politician who served as acting President of Mexico from January to June 1915. He was appointed by the Convention of Aguascalientes during the Mexican Revolution, and had previously been an important advisor to President Francisco Madero and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He was later a founder of the anti-communist, xenophobic, antisemitic, nationalist Revolutionary Mexicanist Action party and its leader from 1933 to 1934.

Historical Context for November 12, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people^[†]