What Happened in 1962

1962 — year

Cuban Missile Crisis — October 1962 confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States

1962 FIFA World Cup — 7th FIFA World Cup, held in Chile

1962 Formula One season — sports season

1962 African Cup of Nations — football tournament

1962 Asian Games — multi-sport event in Indonesia

1962 in film — overview of the events of 1962 in film

1962 World Women's Handball Championship — 1962 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship

1962 European Athletics Championships — 1962 edition of the European Athletics Championships

1962 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition

15th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams

Eurovision Song Contest 1962 — 7th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

Evian Accords — treaty signed by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic to end the Algerian War

34th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1961

1962 FIFA World Cup Final — 1962 FIFA World Cup match

Novocherkassk massacre — 1962 killings

1962 Belgian Grand Prix — 3rd round of the 1962 Formula One championship

1962 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

Battle of Santiago — 1962 FIFA World Cup match

1962 European Cup Final — association football match

1962 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

Happy Birthday, Mr. President — song sung by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 for John F. Kennedy

1962 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

1962 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

1962 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

1962 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

1962 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962

1962 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1962