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Here is a list of events and notable dates concerning the year 1962. You can jump to various months with the toolbar below:

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Back to 1961

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January

January undated:

• The Skrulls make their first appearance in Fantastic Four #2 (Comics)

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• January 1: Richard Roxburgh is born (Actors)
• January 25: Don Mancini is born (Screenwriters/Directors)
• January 25: Christopher Coppola is born in Los Angeles, California Directors)

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February

• February 2: Michael T. Weiss is born (Actors)
• February 27: Adam Baldwin is born (Actors)
• February 27: Willie Best is born (Actors)

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March

• March 7: Premature Burial opens in theaters (Movie)
• March 11: Barbara Alyn Woods is born (Actor)
• March 20: Stephen Sommers is born (Directors)
• March 25: Marcia Cross is born (Actors)

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April

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May

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May Undated

• The Hulk makes his first comic book appearance in The Hulk #1 (Comics

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• May 7: David Franklin is born (Actors) (Farscape)
• May 12: Emilio Estevez is born (Actors)
• May 12: April Grace is born (Actors)

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June

• June 10: Gina Gershon is born (Actor)
• June 23: Kevin Yagher is born (Makeup Artists)

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July

• July 1: Dominic Keating is born (Actors)
• July 1: Andre Braugher is born (Actors)
• July 3: Tom Cruise is born (Actors)
• July 5: Panic in Year Zero! opens in theaters (Movies)

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August

• August 10: Joseph Wattenberger sees a Bigfoot near McCloud, California 1 (Hairy Bipeds)
• August 18: Adam Storke is born (Actors)
• August 20: James Marsters is born (Actors)
• August 27: Dean Devlin is born (Actors, Producers, Screenwriters)
• August 31: Dee Bradley Baker is born (Voice Artists)

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September

• September 7: Cliff Simon is born (Actors) (Stargate)
• September 8: Thomas Kretschmann is born (Actors)
• September 24: Andy Duncan is born (Authors)

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October

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November

• November 8: Willis H. O’Brien dies (Animators)
• November 11: Demi Moore is born (Actors)
• November 14: Laura San Giacomo is born (Actors)
• November 14: Hironobu Sakaguchi is born (video game producer)
• November 29: Andrew McCarthy is born (Actors)

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December

• December 9: Felicity Huffman is born (Actors)
• December 11: Ben Browder is born (Actors)
• December 16: Lew Landers dies (Directors)
• December 22: Ralph Fiennes is born (Actors)

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