In the year 1962
501 Notable deaths
Marilyn Monroe
American actress, model, and singer (1926-1962).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1962 at 36 years old in Brentwood (barbiturate overdose).
Adolf Eichmann
German-austrian ss officer and one of the major organizers of the holocaust (1906–1962).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Solingen.
Died May 31st, 1962 at 56 years old in Ramla (hanging to death). [ref]
Eleanor Roosevelt
First lady of the united states from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962).
Born October 11th, 1884 in Manhattan.
Died November 7th, 1962 at 78 years old in Upper East Side (tuberculosis).
Lucky Luciano
Italian american mobster (1897–1962).
Born November 24th, 1897 in Lercara Friddi.
Died January 26th, 1962 at 64 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction).
Niels Bohr
Danish physicist (1885–1962).
Born October 7th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died November 18th, 1962 at 77 years old in Copenhagen (heart failure).
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962).
Born September 25th, 1897 in New Albany.
Died July 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in Byhalia (myocardial infarction).
M. Visvesvaraya
Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the diwan of mysore.
Born September 15th, 1860 in Muddenahalli. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1962 at 101 years old in Mysore.
Hermann Hesse
German writer (1877–1962).
Born July 2nd, 1877 in Calw. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1962 at 85 years old in Montagnola (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Charles Laughton
English-born american stage and film actor and director (1899-1962).
Born July 1st, 1899 in Scarborough. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1962 at 63 years old in Hollywood (kidney cancer). [ref]
Vasily Dzhugashvili
Soviet general and son of joseph stalin (1921–1962).
Born March 24th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died March 19th, 1962 at 40 years old in Kazan.
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962).
Born August 31st, 1880 in Noordeinde Palace. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1962 at 82 years old in Het Loo Palace. [ref]
Stuart Sutcliffe
Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the english rock band the beatles.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Edinburgh, Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1962 at 21 years old in Hamburg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Karen Blixen
Danish writer.
Born April 17th, 1885 in Rungstedlund.
Died September 7th, 1962 at 77 years old in Rungstedlund.
Vita Sackville-West
English writer, poet, and gardener (1892–1962).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Knole House.
Died June 2nd, 1962 at 70 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
E. E. Cummings
American author (1894–1962).
Born October 14th, 1894 in Cambridge.
Died September 3rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Joy Farm.
Ronald Fisher
British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962).
Born February 17th, 1890 in East Finchley.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 72 years old in Adelaide (colorectal cancer, embolism).
Thomas Mitchell
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1962 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (bone cancer). [ref]
Ernie Kovacs
American comedian, actor, and writer (1919-1962).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Trenton.
Died January 13th, 1962 at 42 years old in Beverly Hills (traffic collision).
Georges Bataille
French intellectual and literary figure.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Billom.
Died July 9th, 1962 at 64 years old in Paris (arteriosclerosis).
Michael Curtiz
Hungarian-american director (1886–1962).
Born December 24th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died April 10th, 1962 at 73 years old in Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks (cancer).
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Former chief minister of west bengal, india.
Born July 1st, 1882 in Bankipore. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1962 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Yves Klein
20th century french visual artist.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1962 at 34 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe Profaci
Italian mobster (1897–1962).
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Villabate.
Died June 7th, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Shaitan Singh
Indian army officer, recipient of param vir chakra.
Born December 1st, 1924 in Jodhpur.
Died November 18th, 1962 at 37 years old in Rezang La.
Clara Blandick
American actress.
Born June 4th, 1880 in Victoria Harbour.
Died April 15th, 1962 at 81 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
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