* 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

* Rob Burnett ( born 1962 ), producer, director and writer, who is the executive producer of the Late Show with David Letterman and president and CEO of Worldwide Pants.

Other appearances included The Twilight Zone episodes " A Hundred Yards Over the Rim " ( 1961 ) and " The Dummy " ( 1962 ) followed by guest-starring roles in such series as the NBC medical drama about psychiatry The Eleventh Hour ( 1963 ) in the role of Jeff Dillon, " The Man Who Came Home Late ".

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show, Ireland ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present )

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show, Ireland ( 1962 – present )

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

* The Late Late Show ( Ireland ) ( 1962 – present ).

Next year 1962, at Westminster, the Bench Show Committee has raised the requirements so that a junior must win 3 or more Junior Classes in the open division only to qualify for Westminster.

He also joined the cast of The Joey Bishop Show in 1962.

His fame brought him appearances on The Jack Paar Show ( 1957 – 1962 ) and he published two books of predictions.

* 1962: The Lucy Show ( executive producer ) ( 1 episode, 1962 )

* 1962 – Grant Show, American actor

On October 1, 1962, Groucho, after acting as occasional guest host of The Tonight Show during the six-month interval between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, introduced Carson as the new host.

Moore married Grant Tinker, a CBS executive ( later chairman of NBC ), in 1962, and in 1970 they formed the television production company MTM Enterprises, which created and produced the company's first television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

* 1962 The Dick Powell Show

* The Bing Crosby Show for Clairol ( 1962 )

For its first four decades in the National Museum of Natural History, the Hope Diamond lay in its necklace inside a glass-fronted safe as part of the gems and jewelry gallery, except for a few brief excursions: a 1962 exhibition to the Louvre ; the 1965 Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg, South Africa ; and two visits back to Harry Winston's premises in New York City, once in 1984, and once for a 50th anniversary celebration in 1996.

In his youth, Bridges and brother Beau made occasional appearances on their father's show Sea Hunt ( 1958 – 1961 ) and the CBS anthology series, The Lloyd Bridges Show ( 1962 – 1963 ).

* The Yogi Bear Show ( 1961 – 1962, syndication )

Berton joined the Toronto Star as associate editor and columnist in 1958, leaving in 1962 to commence The Pierre Berton Show, which ran until 1973.

He appeared eight times between 1962 and 1964 on The DuPont Show of the Week and as Franklin Gaer in 1964 in the episode " Man Is a Rock " on Dr. Kildare.

In 1962 Philips invented the compact audio cassette medium for audio storage, introducing it in Europe in August 1963 ( at the Berlin Radio Show ), and in the United States ( under the Norelco brand ) in November 1964, with the trademark name Compact Cassette.

Since 1962, the Genoa International Boat Show has evolved as one of the largest annually recurring events in Genoa.

* The Dick Powell Show ( 4 episodes, 1962 – 1963 )

His talent went beyond the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( reworked in 1962 from a song Anka wrote earlier called " Toot Sweet " which had been rewritten with lyrics and recorded by Annette Funicello in 1959 as " It's Really Love ") since Anka composed Tom Jones ' biggest hit record " She's a Lady " and wrote the English lyrics to " My Way ", Frank Sinatra's signature song sung by many well known artists.

* Steve Carell ( born 1962 ), film and television actor, lived in Guttenberg during his time on The Daily Show.

In 1962, Ball began a six-year run with The Lucy Show, followed immediately in 1968 by six more years on yet another sitcom, Here's Lucy, finally ending her long run as a CBS sitcom star in 1974.

* The Dick Van Dyke Show ( 1 episode, 1962 )

Ailes ' career in television began in Cleveland and Philadelphia, where he started as Property Assistant ( 1962 ), Producer ( 1965 ), and Executive Producer ( 1967 – 68 ) for KYW-TV, for a then-locally produced talk-variety show, The Mike Douglas Show.