January 21, 1962 (Sunday)
- The Organization of American States (OAS) began its Eighth Meeting of Consultation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in the course of which the United States agreed to resume aid to Haiti in return for its support of sanctions against Cuba. Haiti's participation was essential because the United States was a vote short of having the 2/3rds majority of the 21 member nations.
- Born: Marie Trintignant (d. 2003), French actress, in Boulogne-Billancourt, the daughter of Jean-Louis Trintignant and Nadine Marquand
- Died: Andrew Schoeppel, 67, U.S. Senator from Kansas since 1949
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