January 1, 1962
Violent incidents and riots in Burundi
15th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
1962 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
1962 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
1962 Asian Games — multi-sport event in Indonesia
1962 FIFA World Cup — 7th FIFA World Cup, held in Chile
Cuban Missile Crisis — October 1962 confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States
1962 European Athletics Championships — 1962 edition of the European Athletics Championships
1962 World Women's Handball Championship — 1962 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
Treaty negotiated between United States and United Kingdom 22 December 1962