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-shek 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 28 November – Pan Wen-chung, Minister of Education (2016–2018) Deaths 24 February – Hu Shih, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. References Years of the 20th century in Taiwan