Births on January 24

Argiris Kambouris

Born on January 24, 1962

Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player

Anargiros "Argiris" Kambouris (alternate spellings: Argyris, Kampouris, Kabouris, Greek: Αργύρης Καμπούρης; born January 24, 1962) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.07 m (6' 91⁄2") tall, he played at both the power forward and center positions. He is considered to be one of the most important players in the history of the Greek basketball club Olympiacos Piraeus. As a member of the senior Greek national team, Kambouris was the hero of the final of the 1987 EuroBasket, as he scored the game's winning points, with two made free throws, that came just four seconds before the game's end.

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Events on 1962

5 Feb

Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
5 Aug

Nelson Mandela
Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
18 Sep

Jamaica
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
27 Oct

Cuban Missile Crisis
Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile.
6 Nov

Apartheid
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.

Births on January 24

Argiris Kambouris

Born on January 24, 1962

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Events on 1962

Charles de Gaulle

Nelson Mandela

Jamaica

Cuban Missile Crisis

Apartheid