1962

Timeline

Godzilla and King Kong face off in Atami (King Kong vs. Godzilla)

1961 ← 1962 → 1963

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous • Last Ice Age

BCE: 30,000 • 8000 • 4th millennium • 1100 • 218

Before 1800: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1357 • 1502 • 1556 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749

1800s: 1804 • 1805 • 1850 • 1851 • 1853 • 1862 • 1875 • 1881 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900–1999

'00s: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

'10s: 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

'20s: 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 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 • 2026

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2031 • 2034 • 2035 • 2036 • 2039 • 2041 • 2042 • 2043 • 2045 • 2046 • 2047 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

• Bob Ducsay is born.
• Charlton Comics publishes the first issue of The Return of Konga; the series will be renamed Konga's Revenge with its next issue.
• The Human Vapor is released in Thailand.
• Mothra is released in Belgium.

January

• 3 January: Toho holds the U.S. premiere of The Last War in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 15 January: Gorgo is released in Denmark.

February

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

March

• 12 March: The H-Man is released in Denmark.
• 15 March: An uncut English international dub of The Last War is released in Hong Kong.
• 21 March: Gorath is released in Japan. Taco Bell is founded. Matthew Broderick is born in New York City, New York, USA.
• 30 March: Gorgo is released in Ireland.

April

• 5 April: The Three Treasures is released in Portugal.
• 15 April: Battle in Outer Space is released in the United Kingdom by British Lion-Columbia.

May

• 10 May: Mothra is released in the United States.
• 20 May: A preview of Mothra is shown in Canada.
• 30 May: Mothra is released in Canada.

June

• 14 June: A 4-track stereo version of The Last War's English international dub is released in Hong Kong.

July

• 15 July: The Whale God 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.
• 23 August: The Walter Reade Organization is founded.
• 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.
• 21 September: Gorath is released in Hong Kong.
• 26 September: Kurt Carley is born. The Wakato Bridge opens to the public.

October

• 31 October: The Whale God is released to theaters in Honolulu, Hawaii.

November

• 10 November: Willis O'Brien passes away at the age of 76.
• 17 November: The Last War is released in Singapore.
• 28 November: The Last War is released in India.

December

• 1 December: Bulgasari is released in South Korea.
• 7 December: Varan is released in the United States under the title Varan the Unbelievable.
• 13 December: Rodan is released in Mexico.
• 22 December: Gorath is released in Singapore.
• 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)

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