Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
• John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)
Births:
• Berridge, Elizabeth (1962)
• Cruise, Tom (1962)
• Cupisti, Barbara (1962)
• Cusack, Joan (1962)
• Foster, Jodie (1962)
• Kaprisky, Valérie (1962)
• Kunz, Simon (1962)
• Madaula, Ramon (1962)
• O’Donnell, Rosie (1962)
• San Giacomo, Laura (1962)
• Spano, Vincent (1962)
Deaths:
• Curtiz, Michael (1886-1962)
• Faulkner, William (1897-1962)
• Laughton, Charles (1899-1962)
• Mitchell, Thomas (1892-1962)
• Monroe, Marilyn (1926-1962)
• Primavesi, Eugenia (1874-1962)
Music:
• Rota, Nino (1911-1979): Boccaccio 70 (1962)
• Theodorakis, Mikis (1925-2021): Electra (1962)
Architecture:
• Buckingham Palace completed in London.
Art:
• Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968): Objet-Dard (1951-cast 1962)
• Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973): Déjeuner sur l’herbe, d’après Manet, I (1962)
• Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973): Déjeuner sur l’herbe, d’après Manet, II (1962)
Film:
• Dr. No (1962)
• Electra (1962)
• In Search of the Castaways (1962)
• Lolita (1962)