In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
György Orth
Hungarian footballer (1901-1962).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 1962 at 60 years old in Porto.
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).
Max Fabiani
Architect (1865–1962).
Born April 29th, 1865 in Kobdilj.
Died August 18th, 1962 at 97 years old in Gorizia.
Aziz Aliyev
Politician, scientist (1897–1962).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Spitak.
Died July 27th, 1962 at 65 years old in Baku.
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]
Pavel Alexeyevich Belov
Soviet general (1897–1962).
Born February 18th, 1897 in Shuya.
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Hermann Muhs
German politician (1894-1962).
Born May 16th, 1894 in Jühnde.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 67 years old in Göttingen.
Emelyn Whiton
Sailor.
Born March 1st, 1916 in New York City.
Died March 1st, 1962 at 46 years old in Jamaica Bay.
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.
Tom Phillis
Australian motorcycle racer (1934–1962).
Born April 9th, 1934 in Sydney.
Died June 6th, 1962 at 28 years old in Isle of Man.
Pagu
Brazilian journalist and writer (1910-1962).
Born June 9th, 1910 in São João da Boa Vista.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 52 years old in Santos (cancer).
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian playwright (1898–1962).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Ixelles.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 63 years old in Schaerbeek.
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]
Joan March
Spanish banker and philanthropist (1880-1962).
Born October 4th, 1880 in Santa Margalida.
Died March 10th, 1962 at 81 years old in Madrid (traffic collision). [ref]
Rudolf von Bünau
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890–1962).
Born August 19th, 1890 in Stuttgart.
Died January 14th, 1962 at 71 years old in Kirchheim unter Teck (traffic collision).
Alfredo González Flores
Costa rican politician and lawyer (1877-1962).
Born June 15th, 1877 in Heredia.
Died December 28th, 1962 at 85 years old in Heredia.
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist (1930–1962).
Born August 14th, 1930 in Atlas.
Died July 28th, 1962 at 31 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
Pierre Benoît
French writer (1886-1962).
Born July 16th, 1886 in Albi. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1962 at 75 years old in Ciboure. [ref]
Grigol Robakidze
Georgian writer (1882-1962).
Born October 28th, 1882 in Sviri.
Died November 19th, 1962 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Manolis Kalomiris
Greek composer (1883-1962).
Born December 14th, 1883 in İzmir.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]
Juan Hernández Saravia
Spanish general (1880–1962).
Born July 24th, 1880 in Ledesma.
Died May 3rd, 1962 at 81 years old in Mexico.
Aleksandr Pavlovich Antonov
Soviet actor.
Born February 13th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died November 23rd, 1962 at 64 years old in Soviet Union.
Knud Kristensen
Danish politician (1880–1962).
Born October 26th, 1880 in Hover Parish.
Died September 28th, 1962 at 81 years old in Humlebæk.
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
Dutch scholar (1881–1962).
Born October 19th, 1881 in London.
Died April 25th, 1962 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
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