1962
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1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
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Events
- 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
- 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 28 – John Gebbia, American businessman
- August 30 – Alexander Litvinenko, British citizen and ex-KGB (d. 2006)
- September 17 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian movie director
- September 27 - Adolfo González, Mexican archer
- 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
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Deaths
January
February
March
April
- April 10 – Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
May
June
July
- July 11 – Polly Adler, Russian writer (b. 1900)
August
- August 5 – Marilyn Monroe, American actress (b. 1926)
- August 9 – Hermann Hesse, German writer (b. 1877)
September
October
November
- 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
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