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The Premier International Online Directory of Musicians & Entertainers   music minder Search For:    In Table: Albums Birthdates Businesses Entertainers Hits Lyrics Memorials On This Day   Home Entertainers Businesses About Contact Albums Birthdates Hits Instruments Lyrics Memorials On This Day Home > On This Day Menu > List On This Day Events ON THIS DAY Search Results for Year: 1962 Click on an event title in the list to view more information about that event. Click on a date in the list to view a list of other events on the same date.   Number of Records Matching Query: 112   POPULAR TV SHOWS 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 1st January 1962 Description: TOP TV SHOWS OF 1962   Summary: 1962-63 1 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 2 Candid Camera (tie) CBS 2 The Red Skelton Shown (tie) CBS 4 Bonanza (tie) NBC 4 The Lucy Show (tie) CBS 6 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 7 Ben Casey (tie) ABC 7 The Danny Thomas Show (tie) CBS 9 The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 10 Gunsmoke CBS 11 Dr. Kildare (tie) NBC 11 The Jack Benny Program (tie) CBS 13 What's My Line? CBS 14 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 15 Hazel NBC 16 I've Got a Secret CBS 17 The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 18 The Defenders CBS 19 The Gary Moore Show (tie) CBS 19 To Tell the Truth (tie) CBS     THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 1st January 1962 Description: The Decca audition is the name given to the now-famous Beatles audition for Decca Records   Summary: The Decca audition is the name given to the now-famous Beatles audition for Decca Records at their Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, England, before they reached international stardom. Decca's decision to reject the group is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music history.     THE BEATLES DECCA AUDITION EVENT   Event Date: 1st January 1962 Description: The Beatles Decca audition   Summary: The Decca audition is the name given to the now-famous Beatles audition for Decca Records at their Decca Studios. Decca's decision to reject the group is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music history.     GUY PRATT BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd January 1962 Description: Bassist, Composer, UK   PETER STEELE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th January 1962 Description: Singer-songwriter, guitarist   NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1962 - ELVIS PRESLEY EVENT   Sub Title: "BLUE HAWAII" Event Date: 7th January 1962   Summary: ELVIS PRESLEY. "BLUE HAWAII"     CHRIS MARION BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th January 1962 Description: Keyboardist , USA   ERNIE KOVAKS DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 13th January 1962 Description: Actor, USA   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 13th January 1962   Summary: CHUBBY CHECKER. "THE TWIST"     TRACE ADKINS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th January 1962 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   JIM CARREY BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 17th January 1962 Description: Actor, Comedian, USA   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 19th January 1962   Summary: SHELLEY FABARE. "JOHNNY ANGEL"     CLINT BLACK BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th February 1962 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, USA   AXL ROSE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 6th February 1962 Description: Vocalist, USA   GARTH BROOKS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 7th February 1962 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA   WALTER NELSON DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th February 1962 Description: Guitarist, USA   CLIFF BURTON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th February 1962 Description: Bassist, Sweden   JOHN BALANCE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 16th February 1962 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, UK   DAVID MCCOMB BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th February 1962 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia.   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 17th February 1962   Summary: GENE CHANDLER. "DUKE OF EARL"     JOHN NORUM BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 23rd February 1962 Description: Guitarist, Composer, Norwegian   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 24th February 1962   Summary: ELVIS PRESLEY." CAN'T HELP FALLING INLOVE WITH YOU"     AMANDA KELLER BORN   Sub Title: Personality Event Date: 25th February 1962 Description: Australian journalist, radio and television presenter, and media personality.   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 27th February 1962   Summary: GENE CHANDLER. "DUKE OF EARL"     JON BON JOVI BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 2nd March 1962 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Actor. USA   SCOTT LA ROCK BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 2nd March 1962 Description: DJ   TAYLOR DAYNE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 7th March 1962 Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA   CLARE GROGAN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th March 1962 Description: Vocalist, Actress, Scotland   JEFF WARD DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 19th March 1962 Description: Drummer   MATTHEW BRODERICK BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 21st March 1962 Description: Actor, USA   ROSIE ODONNELL BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 21st March 1962 Description: Vocalist, Actor, Comedian, USA   JEAN GOLDKETTE DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 24th March 1962 Description: Pianist, USA   JANN ARDEN BORN   Sub Title: Musican Event Date: 27th March 1962 Description: Vocalist, Canada   MC HAMMER BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 30th March 1962 Description: Rap Musician, USA   MISSY RAINES BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 6th April 1962 Description: Bassist, USA   IZZY STRADLIN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th April 1962 Description: Guitarist, USA   PETA TOPPANO BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 8th April 1962 Description: Actress, Australia   STU SUTCLIFFE EVENT   Event Date: 10th April 1962   Summary: EARLY MEMBER OF "THE BEATLES" DIES OF A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE, GERMANY,1962     STUART SUTCLIFFE DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th April 1962 Description: Bassist. UK   HILLEL SLOVACK BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th April 1962 Description: Guitarst, USA   JASON SCHEFF BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 16th April 1962 Description: Bassist, US   BOBBY CURTOLA BORN EVENT   Event Date: 17th April 1962   Summary: US HIT "FORTUNE TELLER" IN 1962.     AL UNSER JNR BORN   Event Date: 19th April 1962 Description: Indianapolis winner - U.S.A.   Summary: Son of race winner Al Unser Senior. Winner of the famed Indy 500.     NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE "ELVIS PRESLEY" EVENT   Event Date: 23rd April 1962   Summary: "GOOD LUCK CHARM" 1962     TY HERNDON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 2nd May 1962 Description: Vocalist, USA   CLIFF RICHARD EVENT   Event Date: 5th May 1962   THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 9th May 1962   Summary: EMI SIGN THE GROUP IN 1962     EMILIO ESTEVEZ BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 12th May 1962 Description: Actor, Director, USA   CRAIG FERGUSON BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 17th May 1962 Description: Talk Show Host, Actor. America,   NUMBER 1 SINGLE UK 1962 EVENT   Sub Title: "NUT ROCKER" Event Date: 19th May 1962   Summary: B. BUMBLE AND THE STINGERS "NUT ROCKER"     CHARLIE BOWMAN DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th May 1962 Description: Fiddle, USA   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 26th May 1962   Summary: ELVIS PRESLEY "GOOD LUCK CHARM"     COREY HART BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 31st May 1962 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Canada   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 2nd June 1962   Summary: RAY CHARLES "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU"     THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 6th June 1962   Summary: AUDITION AT THE ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS "EMI "FOR GEORGE MARTIN. 1962.     THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 6th June 1962   Summary: RECORD FIRST SESSION EMI, 1962.     NICK RHODES BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th June 1962 Description: Keyboardist, UK   PAULA ABDUL BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 19th June 1962 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Dancer, USA   NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 21st June 1962   Summary: SOUND TRACK. "WEST SIDE STORY ".     NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 22nd June 1962   Summary: THE ROLLING STONES. "JUMPIN' JACK FLASH ".     RAY CHARLES EVENT   Event Date: 23rd June 1962   THE LOCOMOTION - LITTLE EVA EVENT   Event Date: 25th June 1962 Description: "The Loco-Motion" is ranked #359 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".   Summary: Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by Little Eva. An American pop singer."The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 popular music song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King.     MICHAEL BALL BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th June 1962 Description: Vocalist, UK   SCOTT BORCHETTA BORN   Sub Title: Non Entertainer Event Date: 3rd July 1962 Description: Big Machine Records, President/CEO, USA   TOM CRUISE BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 3rd July 1962 Description: Actor, USA   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 7th July 1962   Summary: DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA. "THE STRIPPER"     NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 18th July 1962   Summary: RAY CHARLES. "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU" WRITTEN BY DON GIBSON     SHAUN MICAULLE BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 18th July 1962 Description: Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Australian   LEE AARON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 21st July 1962 Description: Vocalist, Canada   TELSTAR EVENT   Event Date: 23rd July 1962   Summary: LAUNCHED IN 1962. BY USA. COMMUNICATION SATELLITE     RACHEL SWEET BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 28th July 1962 Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA   CARL COX BORN   Sub Title: Entertainer Event Date: 29th July 1962 Description: DJ and producer.   WESLEY SNIPES BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 31st July 1962 Description: Actor, USA   SPIDER-MAN EVENT   Event Date: 1st August 1962 Description: spider-man   Summary: Spider-Man is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben.The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker, a teenage high school student and person behind Spider-Man's secret identity.     MARILYN MONROE DIED   Sub Title: Actor, Musician Event Date: 5th August 1962 Description: Actress, Model, Singer, USA   CHARLIE RICH EVENT   Event Date: 9th August 1962   NEIL SEDAKA EVENT   Event Date: 11th August 1962   THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 16th August 1962   Summary: SACK PETE BEST AND REPLACE HIM WITH RINGO STARR.IN 1962     JOHN LENNON AND CYNTHIA POWELL EVENT   Event Date: 23rd August 1962   Summary: MARRY, LIVERPOOL. 1962     KRISTIE MCNICHOL BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 11th September 1962 Description: Actress, Director, USA   NO 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 15th September 1962   Summary: SHERRY BY THE FOUR SEASONS     BOB DYLON EVENT   Event Date: 22nd September 1962   Summary: APPEARS. CARNEGIE HALL. 1962     MELISSA SUE ANDERSON BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 26th September 1962 Description: Actress, USA   THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 1st October 1962   Summary: SIGN FIVE YEAR CONTRACT UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF BRIAN EPSTEIN IN 1962.     TOMMY LEE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd October 1962 Description: Drummer, USA   THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 5th October 1962   Summary: FIRST SINGLE RELEASE 1962, UK “LOVE ME DO”     NO 1 UK SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 6th October 1962   Summary: TELSTAR BY THE TORNADOES     MAX C FREEDMAN DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th October 1962 Description: American songwriter and lyricist   SOLOMON LINDA DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th October 1962 Description: Vocalist, African   NO 1 USA SINGLE 1962 EVENT   Event Date: 10th October 1962   Summary: THE MONSTER MASH BY BOBBY 'BORIS' PICKET     JOAN CUSACK BORN   Sub Title: Actor, Musician Event Date: 11th October 1962 Description: Actress, USA   CHRIS BOTTI BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 12th October 1962 Description: Trumpeter,Arranger, Band Leader, Conductor, USA   RITCHIE BLACKMORE EVENT   Event Date: 12th October 1962   KELLY PRESTON BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 13th October 1962 Description: Actress, USA   ROLLING STONES EVENT   Event Date: 1st November 1962   Summary: FIRST RECORD “I WANNA BE YOUR MAN” 1962 A LENNON AND McCARTNEY COMPOSITION     THE BEATLES EVENT   Event Date: 1st November 1962   Summary: AT THE “STAR CLUB” HAMBURG START A TWO WEEK SEASON 1962     THE CRYSTALS EVENT   Event Date: 3rd November 1962   ANNETTE ZILINSKAS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 6th November 1962 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   DEMI MOORE BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 11th November 1962 Description: Actress, US   JAMES MORRISON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th November 1962 Description: Trumpeter, Composer, Arranger, Austrlalia   KIRK HAMMETT BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 18th November 1962 Description: Guitarist , USA   JODIE FOSTER BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 19th November 1962 Description: Actress, Director, USA   TOMMY WOMACK BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th November 1962 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   JOHN BARY’S JAMES BOND THEME CHARTS EVENT   Event Date: 24th November 1962   Summary: IN 1962.     LINDA DAVIS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 26th November 1962 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   MIKE BORDIN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th November 1962 Description: Drummer, USA   JEFF WARD BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 28th November 1962 Description: Drummer   HARRY BARRIS DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th December 1962 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Pianist, USA   CHARLES LAUGHTON DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 15th December 1962 Description: Actor, UK   THE TORNADOES EVENT   Event Date: 22nd December 1962   Summary: THEIR "TELSTAR" BECOMES THE FIRST TO REACH NUMBER ONE BY ANY ENGLISH GROUP. 1962.     RALPH FIENNES BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 27th December 1962 Description: Actor, UK   BEATLES - FIRST LIVE RECORDINGS EVENT   Event Date: 31st December 1962 Description: Recorded this on a Grundig home tape recorder at 3 3/4 ips during a performance at Hamburgs Star Club on December 31, 1962.   Summary: 1st Live Recordings is a two-volume album series released by Pickwick Records in 1979 containing a live performance by The Beatles. Liverpool singer, King Size Taylor, recorded this on a Grundig home tape recorder at 3 3/4 ips during a performance at Hamburg's Star Club on December 31, 1962.       © Music Minder All rights reserved: Prosecution rights will be exercised for any breaches of copyright.