1962 in Taiwan

none August 2026 1962 Events in the year 1962 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 51 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents President – Chiang Kai-shekhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Chiang-Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Encyclopædia Britannica 3 August 2026 Vice President – Chen Cheng Premier – Chen Cheng Vice Premier – Wang Yun-wu Events April 1 April – The upgrade of Sanchong from an urban township to a county-administered city. 28 April – The establishment of TTV Main Channel. May 16 May – The opening of Hualien Airport in Hualien County. July 11 July – The establishment of China Maritime Institute. October 10 October – The official launch of TTV Main Channel. Births 22 February – Lin Tsung-hsien, Magistrate of Yilan County (2009–2017) 17 March – Lin Hsi-shan, Secretary-General of Executive Yuan (1999–2016) 20 March – Kuo Tai-yuan, baseball player 8 May – Fu Kun-chi, Magistrate of Hualien County (2009–2018) 27 July – Vanessa Shih, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012–2016) 10 October – Tou Chung-hua, actor 25 October - Tsai Hsiao-hu, singer 28 November – Pan Wen-chung, Minister of Education (2016–2018) Deaths 14 February – Hu Zongnan, 65, general. 24 February – Hu Shih, 70, politician and writer, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1949), President of Academia Sinica (1957-1962). 19 May – Mei Yiqi, 72, politician, physicist and educator, Minister of Education (1948–1949, 1958–1961). References 1962 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Taiwan