Title: 1962 Content: 1962 (MCMLXII) was . == Events == * 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 == * 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 == === 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 === == Movies released == * 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== *"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 == * One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey