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In the year 1962
501 Notable deaths
Hans Felber
German general.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 8th, 1962 at 72 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
Nazi german minister (1872-1962).
Born June 8th, 1872 in Gräfenhainichen.
Died February 1st, 1962 at 89 years old in Munich.
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Spanish general and noble (1878-1962).
Born April 24th, 1878 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Roque González Garza
President of mexico (1885-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Saltillo.
Died November 12th, 1962 at 77 years old in Mexico City.
Kurt Seligmann
Swiss artist (1900-1962).
Born July 20th, 1900 in Basel. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1962 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
Henri Wallon
French psychologist, philosopher, pedagogist, and politician (1879–1962).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Paris.
Died December 1st, 1962 at 83 years old in Paris.
Max Švabinský
Czech painter and artist (1873–1962).
Born September 17th, 1873 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1962 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
Iván Petrovich
Serbian actor (1894–1962).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Novi Sad. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1962 at 66 years old in Munich.
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
German princess (1873-1962).
Born May 21st, 1873 in Ratibořice.
Died April 6th, 1962 at 88 years old in Bad Arolsen.
George Poage
American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Hannibal.
Died April 11th, 1962 at 81 years old in Chicago.
Andrew Ellicott Douglass
American astronomer (1867-1962).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Windsor. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1962 at 94 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Curley Weaver
American blues musician (1906–1962).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Covington.
Died September 20th, 1962 at 56 years old in Georgia (kidney failure).
Wilhelm Blaschke
Austrian mathematician (1885–1962).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 17th, 1962 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
Aziz Aliyev
Politician, scientist (1897–1962).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Spitak.
Died July 27th, 1962 at 65 years old in Baku.
Max Fabiani
Architect.
Born April 29th, 1865 in Kobdilj.
Died August 18th, 1962 at 97 years old in Gorizia.
Edgar J. Goodspeed
American theologian and scholar of greek and the new testament (1871-1962).
Born October 23rd, 1871 in Quincy. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1962 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
György Orth
Hungarian footballer (1901-1962).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 1962 at 60 years old in Porto.
Tommy Milton
American racecar driver (1893-1962).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died July 10th, 1962 at 68 years old in Mount Clemens.
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian playwright (1898–1962).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Ixelles.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 63 years old in Schaerbeek.
Hermann Muhs
German politician (1894-1962).
Born May 16th, 1894 in Jühnde.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 67 years old in Göttingen.
Boris Vannikov
Politician (1897-1962).
Born September 7th, 1897 in Baku.
Died February 22nd, 1962 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Pagu
Brazilian journalist and writer (1910-1962).
Born June 9th, 1910 in São João da Boa Vista. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1962 at 52 years old in Santos (cancer).
Vlasta Burian
Czech actor, comedian, theater manager, playwright, film director, writer and singer, cyclist, soccer player, publicist, entrepreneur, (1891-1962).
Born April 9th, 1891 in Liberec. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1962 at 70 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Emelyn Whiton
Sailor.
Born March 1st, 1916 in New York City.
Died March 1st, 1962 at 46 years old in Jamaica Bay.
Francisco Bru
Spanish footballer (1885-1962).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Madrid.
Died June 10th, 1962 at 77 years old in Málaga.
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