1962

Timeline

1961 ← 1962 → 1963

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous

BCE: Last Ice Age • 30,000 • 8000 • 1100 • 218

CE: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1502 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749 • 1850 • 1853 • 1898

1900-1999

1900-1929: 1906 • 1908 • 1912 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918 • 1920 • 1922 • 1923 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

'30s: 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000-present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Future

2026 • 2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

February

• 24 February: Pete Peterson passes away at age 58.

March

• 21 March:
  • Gorath is released in Japan.
  • Taco Bell is founded.
  • Matthew Broderick is born in New York City, New York, USA.

May

• 10 May: Mothra is released in the United States.

July

• 15 July: Killer Whale is released in Japan.
• 31 July: Al Sapienza is born in New York City, New York, United States.

August

• 11 August: King Kong vs. Godzilla is released in Japan.
• 27 August: Dean Devlin is born in New York City, New York, United States.

September

• 15 September: Scott McNeil is born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• 26 September: Kurt Carley is born.

November

• 10 November: Willis O'Brien passes away at the age of 76.

December

• 1 December: Bulgasari is released in South Korea.
• 7 December: Varan is released in the United States under the title Varan the Unbelievable.
• 31 December: Lance Reddick is born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

In fiction

• After seven years of internment, Godzilla breaks free from his glacial prison and attacks Japan again. He battles the giant ape King Kong, but is defeated after an epic battle on the slopes of Mount Fuji. (King Kong vs. Godzilla)
• A massive, godlike Killer Whale attacks the coast of Japan, but is eventually thwarted by humans. (Killer Whale)

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