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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s – 1960s – 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1959 1960 1961 – 1962 – 1963 1964 1965 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1962 MCMLXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2715 |
| Armenian calendar | 1411 ԹՎ ՌՆԺԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6712 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 118–119 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1883–1884 |
| Bengali calendar | 1369 |
| Berber calendar | 2912 |
| British Regnal year | 10 Eliz. 2 – 11 Eliz. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2506 |
| Burmese calendar | 1324 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7470–7471 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 4658 or 4598 — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 4659 or 4599 |
| Coptic calendar | 1678–1679 |
| Discordian calendar | 3128 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1954–1955 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5722–5723 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2018–2019 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1883–1884 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5062–5063 |
| Holocene calendar | 11962 |
| Igbo calendar | 962–963 |
| Iranian calendar | 1340–1341 |
| Islamic calendar | 1381–1382 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 37 (昭和３７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1893–1894 |
| Juche calendar | 51 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4295 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 51 民國51年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 494 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2505 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 2088 or 1707 or 935 — to — 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 2089 or 1708 or 936 |
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 962nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1960s decade.
Events[change | change source]
- March 16 – Walter Cronkite becomes lead anchor on the CBS Evening News.
- June 11-12 – Three prisoners escape from Alcatraz.
- August 6 – Jamaica becomes separate from the United Kingdom.
- August 16 – The Beatles fire drummer Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr.
- October 16 – The Cuban Missile Crisis begins.
- Johnny Carson becomes host of The Tonight Show.
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 8 - Nick Rhodes, English keyboardist (Duran Duran)
- 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, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- October 17 – Mike Judge, American animator and producer
- October 19 – Evander Holyfield, American boxer
- 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
- Andres Cantor, Argentine/American sportscaster
- Ralph Fiennes, English actor
Deaths[change | change source]
January[change | change source]
February[change | change source]
March[change | change source]
April[change | change source]
- April 10 – Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
May[change | change source]
June[change | change source]
July[change | change source]
- July 11 – Polly Adler, Russian writer (b. 1900)
August[change | change source]
- August 5 – Marilyn Monroe, American actress (b. 1926)
- August 9 – Hermann Hesse, German writer (b. 1877)
September[change | change source]
October[change | change source]
November[change | change source]
- 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)
December[change | change source]
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