1962
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s – 1960s – 1970s 1980s 1990s |
Years: | 1959 1960 1961 – 1962 – 1963 1964 1965 |
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events[change | change source]
- March 16 – Walter Cronkite becomes lead anchor on the CBS Evening News.
- August 6 – Jamaica becomes separate from the United Kingdom.
- August 16 – The Beatles fire drummer Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr
- Johnny Carson becomes host of The Tonight Show.
- Punchy, the Hawaiian Punch mascot makes his debut.
- Cuban Missile Crisis
Births[change | change source]
- January 7 – Abigail Johnson, American businesswoman
- January 17 – Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
- February 6 – Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses)
- February 7 – Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian
- February 10 – Cliff Burton, American bassist and songwriter (d. 1986)
- February 11 – Sheryl Crow, American singer
- February 22 – Steve Irwin, Australian animal expert and television personality (The Crocodile Hunter) (d. 2006)
- February 27 – Adam Baldwin, American actor
- March 2 – Jon Bon Jovi, American singer, songwriter, and actor
- March 4 – Lolo Ferrari, French actress (d. 2000)
- March 7 – Taylor Dayne, American singer
- March 21 – Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, actress and talk show host
- March 25 – Marcia Cross, American actress
- April 23 – Hillel Slovak, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (d. 1988)
- May 17 – Alan Johnston, British journalist
- May 18 – Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer
- June 3 – Susannah Constantine, English television presenter
- June 10 – Maxi Priest, English singer
- June 11 – Jack Irons, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- June 19 – Paula Abdul, dancer and singer; American Idol judge
- July 3 – Tom Cruise, American actor
- July 31 – Wesley Snipes, American actor
- August 20 – James Marsters, American actor
- August 30 – Alexander Litvinenko, British citizen and ex-KGB (d. 2006)
- September 17 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian movie director
- October 2 – Jeff Bennett, American actor
- October 16, Flea, Australian musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- October 17- Mike Judge, American animator and producer
- October 19 – Evander Holyfield, American boxer
- October 25 – Chad Smith, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers))
- November 1 – Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- November 11 – Demi Moore, American actress
- November 19 – Jodie Foster, American actress and director
- December 9 – Felicity Huffman, American actress
- December 22 – Ralph Fiennes, English actor
Deaths[change | change source]
- April 10 – Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
- July 11 – Polly Adler, Russian writer (b. 1900)
- August 5 – Marilyn Monroe, American actress (b. 1926)
- August 9 – Hermann Hesse, German writer (b. 1877)
- November 7- Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (b. 1884)
- November 18 – Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (b. 1885)
Movies released[change | change source]
- Girls! Girls! Girls!
- In Search of the Castaways
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Manchurian Candidate
- The Longest Day
- That Touch of Mink
- Lolita (1962 movie)
- Lawrence of Arabia
Hit songs[change | change source]
- "Peppermint Twist" – Joey Dee & the Starlighters
- "The Twist" – Chubby Checker
- "Soldier Boy" – The Shirelles
- "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" – Connie Francis
- "Hey Baby" – Bruce Channel
- "The Loco-Motion" – Little Eva
- "Sherry" – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- "Only Love Can Break a Heart" – Gene Pitney
- "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" – Gene Pitney
- "Break It To Me Gently" – Brenda Lee
- "All Alone Am I" – Brenda Lee
- "He's A Rebel" – The Crystals
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" – Neil Sedaka
- "Any Day Now" – Chuck Jackson
- "Leah" – Roy Orbison
- "Dream Baby" – Roy Orbison
- "Fortune Teller" – Bobby Curtola
- "Duke Of Earl" – Gene Chandler
- "Telstar" – The Tornadoes
- "Johnny Angel" – Shelley Fabares
- "Go Away Little Girl" – Steve Lawrence
- "Don't Make Me Over" – Dionne Warwick
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- "Love Me Do" – The Beatles
- "Adios Amigo" – Jim Reeves
- "I'm Gonna Change Everything" – Jim Reeves
- "Wolverton Mountain" – Claude King
- "The Burning Of Atlanta" – Claude King
- "I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
- "Let's Twist Again" – Chubby Checker
- "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover" – Bo Diddley
New books[change | change source]
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