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In the year 1962
543 Notable deaths
Frank A. Barrett
American politician (1892-1962).
Born November 10th, 1892 in Omaha. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1962 at 69 years old in Cheyenne (leukemia). [ref]
Ralph Dawson
American film editor (1897-1962).
Born April 18th, 1897 in Westborough. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1962 at 65 years old in Hollywood.
Ralph Hodgson
British writer (1871-1962).
Born September 9th, 1871 in Darlington.
Died November 3rd, 1962 at 91 years old in Minerva.
Carey Wilson
American screenwriter, voice actor and film producer (1889-1962).
Born May 19th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1962 at 72 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
Spanish writer (1880-1962).
Born August 9th, 1881 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1962 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
Dutch scholar (1881–1962).
Born October 19th, 1881 in London.
Died April 25th, 1962 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Vera Reynolds
American actress (1899-1962).
Born November 25th, 1899 in Richmond.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 62 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Paul Boffa
Prime minister of malta (1890-1962).
Born June 30th, 1890 in Birgu.
Died July 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Paola.
Aloisius Joseph Muench
Catholic cardinal (1889-1962).
Born February 18th, 1889 in Milwaukee.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Rome.
Felix Aderca
Romanian writer (1891-1962).
Born March 13th, 1891 in Vaslui County.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 71 years old in Bucharest (brain cancer).
Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin
Belgian mathematician (1866–1962).
Born August 14th, 1866 in Leuven.
Died March 2nd, 1962 at 95 years old in Brussels.
Donald Lippincott
American sprinter (1893–1962).
Born November 16th, 1893 in Philadelphia.
Died January 9th, 1962 at 68 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez
President of el salvador (1879-1962).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Santa Ana.
Died June 7th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City.
Antonin Gadal
French historian and mystic (1877–1962).
Born March 15th, 1877 in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 85 years old in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains.
Anatoly Marienhof
Russian writer (1897–1962).
Born July 6th, 1897 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Viacheslav Ragozin
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born October 8th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1962 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Alfredo Kindelán
Spanish general (1879-1962).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 14th, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Harmodio Arias Madrid
President of panama (1886-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Penonomé.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Miami. [ref]
Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams
Politician, editor (1869–1962).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 1962 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mogens Wieth
Danish actor.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 10th, 1962 at 42 years old in London.
Florence Auer
American actress (1880–1962).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Albany.
Died May 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in New York City.
Iuliu Baratky
Footballer (1910–1962).
Born May 14th, 1910 in Oradea.
Died April 14th, 1962 at 51 years old in Bucharest.
Marcello Dudovich
Italian painter (1878-1962).
Born March 21st, 1878 in Trieste.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 84 years old in Milan.
William Ernest Castle
American geneticist (1867–1962).
Born October 25th, 1867 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1962 at 94 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Cyrillus Kreek
Estonian composer (1889–1962).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Võnnu.
Died March 26th, 1962 at 72 years old in Haapsalu.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 543
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer