1962 was a year packed with significant events that shaped history.. Plus 48 notable births and 39 deaths.
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,.. Cuban missile crisis, the beatles first gig, th u.s.