1962

Year 1962 () was a (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the.

In, the "year" of the Ox ended on , 1962 and the "year" of the Tiger began on , 1962.

January

 * - becomes independent from.
 * - Executive Secretary  praises U.S. President 's "personal role" in advancing civil rights.
 * - introduces a subway train that operates without a crew on board.
 * - ' first record, "My Bonnie" with, is released by.
 * 's  is exhibited in the for the first time ( in ).
 * 93 die in worst rail disaster.
 * - and the  sign a trade pact.
 * - An avalanche on in  causes 4000 deaths.
 * - The n Army confirms that it has begun operations in.
 * - allies itself with the.
 * - abandons  due to the debate over
 * - A occurs in the.
 * - A counter-coup occurs in the ; the old government returns except for the new president.
 * - The suspends 's membership.
 * The government readopts.
 * The (OAS) bombs the  Foreign Ministry.
 * -  dies at the.
 * - is launched to study the ; it later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles.
 * - The government changes all place names honoring,  and.
 * - Two of the high-wire "" are killed, when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in.
 * - The government changes all place names honoring,  and.
 * - Two of the high-wire "" are killed, when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in.

February

 * - For the first time in 403 years, and  align.
 * - The U.S. announces its against.
 * -  becomes the first paper to print a colour supplement.
 * - - During a and, an extremely rare  of the  occurs (it includes all 5 of the s plus the Sun and Moon), all of them within 16° of one another on the . At the precise moment of the new moon/solar eclipse, 5  (the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter) are clustered within 3° of each other, with the Earth in close conjunction with them. Taken in totality, this grand conjunction includes the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, with the Earth also in alignment with the Sun and Moon at the exact moment of the new moon/solar eclipse (8 celestial bodies in total).
 * -  calls for allowing  to be an independent nation.
 * - Negotiations between and the  begin.
 * The Government bans all U.S.-related n imports and exports.
 * in, kills 299.
 * - The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation opens.
 * - Captured American spy pilot is exchanged for captured Soviet spy  in.
 * - Six members of the Committee of 100 of the are found guilty of a breach of the.
 * -  takes  viewers on a tour of the.
 * - is re-elected president of.
 * - Heavy storms flood 's coast, mainly around ; more than 300 people die, thousands lose their homes.
 * - : While aboard , becomes the first American to orbit the, three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes.
 * - Twelve an countries form the.
 * - Twelve an countries form the.

March

 * - An  crashes on takeoff at, after its rudder separates from the tail, with the loss of all life on board.
 * A military coup in brings General  to power.
 * scores 100 points in a single basketball game.
 * - - In, and the n  begin negotiations.
 * - n Prime Minister begins negotiations to rejoin.
 * - and  sign an agreement in  ending the . See.
 * - Un premier amour by Isabelle Aubret (music by Claude-Henri Vic, text by Roland Stephane Valade) wins the for.
 * - An begins in ; however, the  continues its  attacks against Algerians.
 * - The Scandinavian States of the sign the Helsinki Convention on Nordic Co-operation.
 * - OAS leader Edmond Jouahud is arrested in.
 * France shortens the term for from 26 months to 18.
 * : The rules that Federal courts can order state legislatures to reapportion seats.
 * France shortens the term for from 26 months to 18.
 * : The rules that Federal courts can order state legislatures to reapportion seats.

April

 * - is elected de facto Prime Minister of.
 * - is hanged in Bedford Gaol for the ; many believe he was innocent.
 * - reestablishes  with.
 * - Author is arrested in.
 * - In, the are adopted in a referendum with a majority of 90%.
 * - In, the first MLB game is played at.
 * - OAS leader Edmond Jouhaud is sentenced to death in France.
 * - A n convicts 1,179  attackers.
 * - The Commonwealth Immigration Bill in the removes free  from the citizens of member states of the.
 * - OAS leader is arrested in.
 * - The  opens in.
 * - The spacecraft crashes into the.

May

 * win the, beating in the final.
 * Dayton Hudson Corporation opens the first of its discount stores in.
 * - An OAS bomb explodes in - this and other attacks kill 110 and injure 147.
 * - 160 die in a triple-train disaster near.
 * - Twelve escape via a tunnel under the.
 * - is elected.
 * marries the Greek in Athens.
 * Milovan Djilas, former vice-president of, is given further sentence for publishing Conversations with Stalin.
 * Drilling for the new  commences.
 * , founder of the French terrorist, is sentenced to life imprisonment in.
 * - : orbits the  three times in the .
 * - The new is consecrated.
 * - Negotiations between the OAS and the FLA lead to a real armistice in.
 * - The begins in.
 * - The new is consecrated.
 * - Negotiations between the OAS and the FLA lead to a real armistice in.
 * - The begins in.

June

 * - is hanged in.
 * - charter flight , a , over-runs the runway at  in Paris; 130 of 132 passengers are killed, two s survive.  Most victims are cultural and civic leaders of Atlanta, Georgia.
 * - President gives the commencement address at the  at, New York.
 * President gives the  at.
 * , and  become the only apparently successful escapees from the  prison. There is no conclusive evidence that they survived the attempt.
 * - complete the.
 * The signs a truce with the  in, but a day later announces that it will continue the fight on behalf of  ns.
 * beats 3-1 to win the.
 * - An   jet crashes into terrain during bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies, killing all 113 on board. It is the airline's second fatal accident in just 3 weeks.
 * : The rules that mandatory prayers in public schools are unconstitutional.
 * : The rules that photographs of nude men are not obscene, decriminalizing nude male pornographic magazines.
 * - A two-day steel begins in, in support of increased wages and five-day working week.
 * - The last soldiers of the leave.
 * : The rules that photographs of nude men are not obscene, decriminalizing nude male pornographic magazines.
 * - A two-day steel begins in, in support of increased wages and five-day working week.
 * - The last soldiers of the leave.

July

 * and gain independence.
 * Supporters of n independence win 99% majority in a.
 * A heavy develops over.
 * accepts Algerian independence; France recognizes it the next day.
 * The first store opens for business in.
 * - becomes independent from.
 * - Irish broadcaster presents his first edition of . Byrne goes on to present the  for 37 years, making it the longest running in the world.
 * - 's, the world's first commercial , is launched into orbit, and activated the next day.
 * - The make their debut at London's, Number 165 Oxford Street, opening for.
 * - In what the press dubs the "",   dismisses one-third of his.
 * - : The "Small Boy" test shot becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the.
 * - The First Annual Swiss & Wielder Tournament is held.
 * - and  reestablish.
 * - : The spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
 * - relays the first live trans-  signal.
 * - A  threatens  New Delhi.
 * proclaims independence; is the first President.
 * A crowd assaults the rally of Sir 's right-wing in London.
 * proclaims independence; is the first President.
 * A crowd assaults the rally of Sir 's right-wing in London.
 * A crowd assaults the rally of Sir 's right-wing in London.

August

 * Film actress and sex icon is  in her  home, after apparently overdosing on s. It remains one of the most controversial deaths of all time.
 * The n government arrests in Howick, and charges him with incitement to rebellion.
 * - becomes independent.
 * - The recognizes that  is part of.
 * - joins the.
 * - border guards kill 18-year-old, as he attempts to cross the  into West.
 * -  is released, and is the first published work featuring.
 * - A failed assassination attempt is made against French President.
 * - secretly marries.
 * - A group of armed terrorists fire at a hotel in  from a speedboat.
 * - launches the  space probe.
 * - becomes independent.
 * - becomes independent.

September

 * A in  supports the Malayan Federation.
 * Typhoon Wanda strikes, killing at least 130 and wounding more than 600.
 * - The agrees to send arms to.
 * - Newly independent, by referendum, adopts a constitution.
 * - President, at a speech at , reaffirms that the U.S. will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
 * - The Beatles are signed by Records.
 * A border conflict between and  erupts into fighting.
 * , a British music magazine, publishes a story about two 13-year-old schoolgirls, Sue and Mary, releasing a disc on Decca and adds "A Liverpool group, The have recorded 'Love Me Do' for  Records, set for October 5 release."
 * - Civil war erupts in.
 * A in, , kills more than 440.
 * 's book  is released, giving rise to the modern movement.
 * - Prime Minister founds the first government in.
 * - The, the first satellite built outside the  and the , is launched from  in.
 * - broadcasts the final episodes of ' and ' marking the end of the.
 * - Prime Minister founds the first government in.
 * - The, the first satellite built outside the  and the , is launched from  in.
 * - broadcasts the final episodes of ' and ' marking the end of the.

October



 * The first black student,, registers at the University of , escorted by Federal Marshals.
 * The receives its Letters Patent from the Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship of the Province of Ontario.
 * The censures the proposed referendum to sanction presidential elections by popular mandate; Prime Minister  resigns, but  asks him to stay in office.
 * , the first James Bond film, premieres in theaters.
 * The German magazine  publishes an article about the 's poor preparedness; the  erupts.
 * is accepted into the.
 * - becomes independent within the.
 * Beginning of the, a border dispute involving two of the world's largest nations (between and the ).
 *  publishes an article on a exercise criticizing the weakness of the  army.
 * - : convenes the first  of the  in 92 years.
 * - The infamous strikes the U. S. Pacific Northwest with wind gusts up to 170 mph (270 km/h); 46 dead, 11 billion board feet (26 million m³) of timber is blown down, with $230 million U.S. in damages.
 * -  opens on.
 * - begins: A U-2 flight over  takes photos of Soviet s being installed. A stand-off then ensues the next day between the  and the, threatening the world with.
 * - Pascal Carre born, Belgian / French Education expert and helicopter pilot
 * - In a televised address, U.S. President announces to the nation the existence of  missiles in.
 * - : German police occupy  offices in.
 * - Italian industry tycoon dies as his plane crashes in mysterious circumstances.
 * - Cuban Missile Crisis: leader  announces that he has ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in.
 * October 28 A referendum in favours the election of the president by universal suffrage.
 * - The asks the  to suspend enforcement of the new constitution in Southern Rhodesia (now ), but the constitution comes into effect on.
 * - Italian industry tycoon dies as his plane crashes in mysterious circumstances.
 * - Cuban Missile Crisis: leader  announces that he has ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in.
 * October 28 A referendum in favours the election of the president by universal suffrage.
 * - The asks the  to suspend enforcement of the new constitution in Southern Rhodesia (now ), but the constitution comes into effect on.

November

 * - The Soviets begin dismantling their missiles in.
 * November 1 - The first issue of  is published in Italy.
 * - The term "" is first mentioned by the media.
 * , the West German defence minister, is relieved of his duties over the, due to his alleged involvement in police action against the magazine.
 * breaks off diplomatic relations with, following a period of unrest partly caused by the defection of several Saudi princes to Egypt.
 * A coal mining disaster in kills 21 people. The Norwegian government is forced to resign in the aftermath of this accident in August, 1963.
 * - : The General Assembly passes a resolution condemning 's   policies, and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.
 * - loses the  governor's race. In his concession speech, he states that this is his "last press conference" and that "you won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more".
 * - In, U.S. President dedicates.
 * - The ends: In response to the  agreeing to remove its missiles from, U.S. President  ends the quarantine of the  nation.
 * - crashes, killing all 17 on board.
 * - : German police end their occupation of  offices.
 * - French President Charles De Gaulle orders to form a government.
 * - An agreement is signed between Britain and France to develop the  supersonic airliner.
 * - The General Assembly elects  of  as the new.
 * - The General Assembly elects  of  as the new.

December

 * - : After a trip to at the request of U.S. President, U.S. Senate Majority Leader  becomes the first American official not to make an optimistic public comment on the war's progress.
 * - Prince of  revises the 's, devolving some of his formerly autocratic power to several advisory and legislative councils.
 * The first period of the closes.
 * In, Sheik Azaharin stages a one-day rebellion.
 * The North National Army revolts in  (first stirrings of the ).
 * - Tanganyika (now ) becomes a republic within the Commonwealth, with as president.
 * - In, a coalition government of Christian Democrats, Christian Socialists, and Free Democrats is formed.
 * - U.S. spacecraft flies by, becoming the first probe to successfully transmit data from another planet.
 * Britain acknowledges the right of Nyasaland (now ) to secede from the.
 * The last foreign-occupied territory of India,, is integrated into.
 * - "Big Freeze" in Britain: no frost-free nights until,.
 * - releases last 1,113 participants in the  to the U.S., in exchange for food worth $53 million.
 * - troops occupy the last rebel positions in ;  moves to.
 * - releases last 1,113 participants in the  to the U.S., in exchange for food worth $53 million.
 * - troops occupy the last rebel positions in ;  moves to.

Undated

 * American advertising man Martin K. Speckter invents the, a new English-language mark.
 * , written by, is published.
 * The band is formed at  in.

January-February

 * -, English bassist, songwriter, actor & comedian (worked for , , )
 * -, Russian athlete
 * , American financial businesswoman
 * , American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, American politician
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * -, American actor
 * , American economist
 * , French actress (d. )
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * - King
 * -, English player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * , American musician
 * , British actor and comedian
 * -, British-born author
 * , American bassist (d. )
 * , American boxer
 * -, American singer
 * , Georgian chess player
 * , Irish-born field hockey player
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress and model
 * -, American poet and children's author
 * , British television presenter
 * , American author
 * , American writer
 * , Australian herpetologist and television personality (d. )
 * , American
 * , American musician
 * ,  and adult actress
 * -, German kayaker
 * , American actor
 * , American actor
 * -, Canadian athlete
 * , American
 * , American musician
 * ,  and adult actress
 * -, German kayaker
 * , American actor
 * , American actor
 * -, Canadian athlete
 * , American actor
 * , American actor
 * -, Canadian athlete

March-April

 * , American singer, songwriter, and actor
 * , Finnish ice hockey player and coach
 * , American athlete
 * , American football player
 * , British comic book artist
 * , French actress (d. )
 * -, Swiss alpine skier
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer, entertainer
 * -, Japanese pop singer/songwriter
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American-born singer
 * -, Brazilian singer, actor and writer
 * -, Scottish actress and singer
 * , American television host of ' and narrator for ' both on Discovery channel.
 * , American actor
 * -, Puerto Rican player (d. )
 * -, American film director
 * , American actor
 * , American comedian, actress, talk show host, and publisher
 * Sir, English rower
 * , American actress
 * , American professional wrestler
 * , Canadian jazz pianist/composer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, American rapper
 * -, British TV presenter
 * -, American children's author
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, British field hockey player
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer and musician
 * -, American actress/model
 * -, Moroccan hurdler
 * -, American musician
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf from  (d. )
 * , Scottish actor
 * , American musician (d. )
 * -, champion prop forward
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Moroccan hurdler
 * -, American musician
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf from  (d. )
 * , Scottish actor
 * , American musician (d. )
 * -, champion prop forward
 * -, English footballer
 * -, English footballer

May-June

 * -, American adult actress
 * -, British snooker player
 * -, Swedish bodybuilder
 * , American soul and jazz singer
 * , American model
 * -, English singer
 * -, American film director
 * -, American actor
 * -, Mexican actor (d. )
 * , British singer
 * , American guitarist
 * , Danish writer
 * , Scottish actor
 * -, Spanish/Mexican actress
 * -, American soccer coach
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * , American child actor and musician
 * , American actor
 * -, German actor
 * -, American athlete
 * -, American basketball player
 * , American actress
 * , American gospel singer
 * -, American comedian
 * , American photographer
 * , English musician
 * , Czech alpine skier
 * , Estonian cyclist
 * -, Canadian actress
 * , American actress
 * , American television personality
 * -, Yugoslav (Serbian) handball player
 * -, Hungarian lyric soprano
 * -, South African-born U.S. actor
 * -, Belgian singer/actress
 * -, American theoretical physicist
 * -, American dancer, choreographer, and singer
 * , Swiss video artist
 * , Soviet underground singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, Hong Kong actor and director
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, Brazilian comedian (d. )
 * -, Hong Kong actor
 * -, American newspaper comic strip artist
 * , English actress
 * , NASA astronaut
 * -, baseball player
 * , Soviet underground singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, Hong Kong actor and director
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, Brazilian comedian (d. )
 * -, Hong Kong actor
 * -, American newspaper comic strip artist
 * , English actress
 * , NASA astronaut
 * -, baseball player
 * -, baseball player

July-August

 * -, American actor
 * -, Indonesian terrorist
 * -, Serbian pop singer
 * -, Australian swimmer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Italian race car driver
 * -, American actor
 * , Native American actress
 * , American musician
 * -, former
 * -, American hockey manager
 * -, American television host and chef
 * -, American actor
 * -, British field hockey player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Jamaican-born basketball player
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American football player
 * -, Professional skateboarder
 * -, American chef
 * -, American businessman
 * -, French actress
 * , British actress and television presenter
 * , American actor
 * -, American talk show host
 * -, American swimmer
 * , Moroccan royalty
 * , American cyclist and attorney
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, German rally driver
 * -, British citizen, ex-KGB colonel and ex-FSB lieutenant-colonel. died , possibly of
 * -, American actor, stand-up comic, comedic singer-songwriter and screenwriter
 * -, German rally driver
 * -, British citizen, ex-KGB colonel and ex-FSB lieutenant-colonel. died , possibly of
 * -, American actor, stand-up comic, comedic singer-songwriter and screenwriter

September-October

 * -, Dutch footballer
 * -, German actor
 * -, Canadian voice actor
 * -, Australian film director
 * -, controversial German aristocrat and socialite (d. )
 * , British comedian
 * , Hong Kong actress
 * , Scottish footballer and TV pundit
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, Dutch football player and manager
 * -, American actor
 * -, American rock musician and drummer
 * -, British TV presenter (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * , British actress
 * , American actress and comedian
 * , American actress and comedian
 * , American actress
 * , American football player
 * , Australian actor and bassist
 * , Russian baritone
 * , American alpine skier
 * , American author
 * , American boxer
 * , American football player
 * , American football player
 * -, British actor and television presenter
 * -, British actor
 * -, Singapore sportsman
 * -, American actress
 * -, West Indian cricketer
 * , American football player
 * , American football player
 * -, British actor and television presenter
 * -, British actor
 * -, Singapore sportsman
 * -, American actress
 * -, West Indian cricketer

November-December

 * , British swimmer/television presenter
 * , Norwegian keyboardist
 * , American singer
 * , Canadian-American actress
 * -, American (Formerly of )
 * , American business executive
 * , British musician
 * , UK Home Secretary
 * -, American television personality
 * -, German equestrienne
 * , American actress
 * , Australian musician
 * -, American humorist
 * -, American comedian and actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress and director
 * -, American musician
 * -, Korean operatic soprano
 * , American cartoonist
 * , American actor and pop culturist
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, American actor
 * , American football and baseball player
 * , American writer
 * , Canadian speed skater
 * , Japanese ka, and
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, Argentine tenor
 * -, American film actress
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American actress
 * -, American comedian
 * , Swiss figure skater
 * , American actor
 * -, American tennis player
 * -, 1984
 * -, Dutch actress
 * , English footballer
 * , central figure in the 1996 (d. )
 * -, Russian athlete
 * -, English actor
 * -, American actor
 * , American basketball coach
 * , American basketball coach
 * , American golfer
 * , Canadian synchronised swimmer
 * , French musician (d. )
 * -, Italian politician
 * -, English actor
 * -, American actor
 * , American basketball coach
 * , American basketball coach
 * , American golfer
 * , Canadian synchronised swimmer
 * , French musician (d. )
 * -, Italian politician
 * , French musician (d. )
 * -, Italian politician

January-June

 * -, Azerbaijani actress (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, Austrian violinist (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * , American actor, comedian and composer (b. )
 * , German writer and translator (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * , German conductor (b. )
 * , American actor (b. )
 * -, Greek inventor (b. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )
 * , Greek-born musician (b. )
 * , Swiss physicist and explorer (b. )
 * , Austrian-born film director (b. )
 * , U.S. general (b. )
 * , English artist and musician (b. )
 * -, Governor of California (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American dental researcher (b. )
 * -, German pianist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Nazi official (executed) (b. )
 * -, English writer and landscape gardener (b. )
 * -, American oceanic pioneer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Georgian philologist (b. )
 * -, civil engineer (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, Swiss pianist (b. )
 * -, American character actor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, Swiss pianist (b. )
 * -, American character actor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )

July-December

 * , American writer, laureate (b. )
 * , Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American band leader (b. )
 * -, English historian (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, German-born writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Chinese soldier (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian politician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, German-born composer (b. )
 * -, Danish writer (b. )
 * -, King of Yemen (b. )
 * -, Soviet playwright (b.)
 * -, 40th master of  order (b. )
 * -, American silent actor and film director (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Slovenian chess player (b. )
 * -, Italian politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Danish physicist, laureate (b. )
 * - Queen (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Norwegian soprano (b. )
 * -, English actor and director (b. )
 * -, historian (b. )
 * -, Austrian mathematician (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )