In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
José Giral
Spanish politician (1879-1962).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Milan Vidmar
Slovenian chess player (1885–1962).
Born June 22nd, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
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.
Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Germanic prince (1887-1962).
Born April 19th, 1887 in Stadthagen.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 75 years old in Hanover.
John Anderson
Scottish-born australian philosopher (1893–1962).
Born November 1st, 1893 in Scotland.
Died July 6th, 1962 at 68 years old in Sydney.
Shaaban Robert
Tanzanian writer (1909–1962).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Tanga Region.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 53 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Jameson Adams
British antarctic explorer (1880–1962).
Born March 6th, 1880 in Rippingale.
Died April 30th, 1962 at 82 years old in Westminster.
Ron Flockhart
British racing driver.
Born June 16th, 1923 in Edinburgh.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 38 years old in Dandenong Ranges (aviation accident).
Fred Pentland
English footballer and manager (1883-1962).
Born July 29th, 1883 in Wolverhampton.
Died March 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in Lytchett Matravers.
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]
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
Nazi german minister (1872-1962).
Born June 8th, 1872 in Gräfenhainichen.
Died February 1st, 1962 at 89 years old in Munich.
Hans Felber
German general (1889–1962).
Born July 8th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 8th, 1962 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Richard Garrick
American actor and director (1878-1962).
Born December 27th, 1878 in Portlaw.
Died August 21st, 1962 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
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]
Henri Wallon
French psychologist, philosopher, pedagogist, and politician (1879–1962).
Born June 15th, 1879 in Paris.
Died December 1st, 1962 at 83 years old in Paris.
Kurt Seligmann
Swiss artist (1900-1962).
Born July 20th, 1900 in Basel.
Died January 2nd, 1962 at 61 years old in New York City.
George Poage
American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Hannibal.
Died April 11th, 1962 at 81 years old in Chicago.
Iván Petrovich
Serbian actor (1894–1962).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Novi Sad. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1962 at 66 years old in Munich.
Andrew Ellicott Douglass
American astronomer and dendrochronologist (1867 - 1962).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Windsor.
Died March 20th, 1962 at 94 years old in Tucson.
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.
Wilhelm Blaschke
Austrian mathematician (1885–1962).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 17th, 1962 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
Louis King
American actor and movie director (1898–1962).
Born June 28th, 1898 in Christiansburg.
Died September 7th, 1962 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Boris Vannikov
Politician (1897-1962).
Born September 7th, 1897 in Baku.
Died February 22nd, 1962 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Francisco Bru
Spanish footballer (1885-1962).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Madrid.
Died June 10th, 1962 at 77 years old in Málaga.
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
Bey of tunis (1943-1957).
Born September 4th, 1881 in Carthage. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1962 at 81 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Deaths 226 to 250 of 548
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius