January 6, 1962 (Saturday)
- The Los Angeles Mirror-News, which had been started in 1948 as an afternoon tabloid newspaper printed by the owners of the Los Angeles Times, published its final issue.
- Born: Kim Weon-Kee, South Korean Olympic wrestler, gold medalist in 1984, in Hampyeong; and Idrissa Djaló, Guinea-Bissau politician and one time presidential candidate
- Died: Marziyya Davudova, 60, Azerbaijani actress and People's Artist of the USSR
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