* Atlas Computer ( Manchester ) ( 1962 – 1971 ), an early computer built at the University of Manchester

** Atlas Major, a Standard Motor Company van 1962 – 1963

* Atlas ( 1927 – 1962 ), a LMS Royal Scot Class steam locomotive

* 1962 – Leonard Bernstein causes controversy with his remarks from the podium during a New York Philharmonic concert featuring Glenn Gould performing Brahms ' First Piano Concerto.

* 1903 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Iris Häussler, German artist

* 1901 – Lowell Stockman, American politician ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Art Alexakis, American singer, composer, and guitarist ( Everclear, Colorfinger, and The Easy Hoes )

* 1962 – Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and wrestler

* 1962 – The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.

* 1962 – Vic Mignogna, American voice actor, singer, and director

* 1962 – Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1962 – Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

* 1892 – Hoot Gibson, American actor ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor

* 1962 – Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-Hong Kong actress

* 1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Louis Lipps, American football player

* 1962 – Kevin Mack, American football player

* 1962 – John " Hot Rod " Williams, American basketball player

* 1962 – Representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church and Vatican City meet in Metz, France, and come to an agreement wherein the Russian church would send observers to the Second Vatican Council and in exchange, the Roman Catholic Church would refuse to condemn Communism.

* 1879 – John Ireland, English composer ( d. 1962 )

* 1890 – Ellen Osiier, Danish fencer ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Thanos Kalliris, Greek singer-songwriter ( Bang )

* 1962 – John Slattery, American actor

Mohandas Dewese ( born August 8, 1962 ), better known as Kool Moe Dee, is an American hip hop MC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s.

In addition to the surf-rock rendition of " Misirlou ", other notable songs include " Jungle Boogie " by Kool & the Gang, Dusty Springfield's version of " Son of a Preacher Man ", " Flowers on the Wall " by the Statler Brothers and " Bustin ' Surfboards " by The Tornadoes, from 1962, which had been one of the first instrumental surf songs to hit the United States music charts after notables such as " Walk -- Don't Run " by the Ventures.

They also scoured the minor leagues for selections in the Rule 5 draft ( Paul Blair from the Mets in 1962, Moe Drabowsky from the Cardinals in 1965 ) and claims off waivers ( Curt Blefary, 1965 AL Rookie of the Year, from the Yankees in 1963 ).

* 1962 – Moe Lemay, Canadian ice hockey player

Moethee Zun ( born 1962 ), also known as Moe Thee Zun (, ), is a leader in the Burmese democratic movement.

* Moe Koffman The Swinging Shepherd Plays For Teens ( 1962 ) ( Ascot )

In 1962, he won a Golden Globe for his first film Come September, co-starring his wife Sandra Dee.

King, Dee Clark, and the Drifters, which toured the American South in April 1962.

*" Peppermint Twist-Part 1 " by Joey Dee & the Starliters ( No. 1, 1962 )

*" Hey, Let's Twist " by Joey Dee & the Starliters ( No. 20, 1962 )

In early 1962, The Orlons provided back-up vocals on Dee Dee Sharp's " Mashed Potato Time " (# 2 pop, # 1 R & B ).

The family moved from Wallace down to Lewiston in 1959 and up to Moscow in 1962, when his father, Bud Riley, became a collegiate assistant coach for his alma mater, the Idaho Vandals, under new head coach Dee Andros.

Dee Bradley Baker or Dee Baker ( born August 31, 1962 ) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, former game show host, and comedian.

In 1962, Mattel purchased the Dee & Cee Toy Company of Canada, which produced a Canadian version of the Chatty dolls.

Joey Dee and the Starlighters reached # 6 with their recording of the song in 1962, while the Isley Brothers ' version re-charted that same year at # 94.

Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed (" The Peppermint Lounge "), the song hit number one on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962.