What is 1962?
{{Year nav|1962}} {{Year in various calendars|1962}} '''1962''' ([[Roman numerals|MCMLXII]]) was a [[common year starting on Monday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 1962nd year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, {{Year article header/year number|1962}}. == Events == * [[March 16]] – [[Walter Cronkite]] becomes lead anchor on the ''[[CBS Evening News]]''. * [[June 11]]-[[June 12|12]] – Three [[prisoner]]s [[June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt|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]], [[United States|American]] businesswoman * [[January 17]] – [[Jim Carrey]], [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] and [[comedian]] * [[February 6]] – [[Axl Rose]], American [[singer]] ([[Guns N' Roses]]) * [[February 7]] – [[Eddie Izzard]], [[United Kingdom|British]] actor and comedian * [[February 10]] – [[Cliff Burton]], American bassist and songwriter (d. [[1986]]) * [[February 11]] – [[Sheryl Crow]], American singer * [[February 22]] – [[Steve Irwin]], [[Australia]]n [[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]], [[France|French]] actress (d. [[2000]]) * [[March 7]] – [[Taylor Dayne]], American singer * [[March 21]] – [[Rosie O'Donnell]], American comedian, actress and [[talk show]] [[Presenter|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]], [[Sweden|Swedish]] singer * [[June 3]