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In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Julio Rey Pastor
Spanish mathematician (1888–1962).
Born August 14th, 1888 in Logroño.
Died February 21st, 1962 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tom Lieb
American discus thrower and football player (1899–1962).
Born October 28th, 1899 in Faribault.
Died April 30th, 1962 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Zdeněk Nejedlý
Czech musicologist, writer and politician (1878–1962).
Born February 10th, 1878 in Litomyšl.
Died March 9th, 1962 at 84 years old in Prague.
Robert Emmett O'Connor
American film actor (1885-1962).
Born March 18th, 1885 in Milwaukee.
Died September 4th, 1962 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Vadym Meller
Painter (1884-1962).
Born April 26th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 4th, 1962 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Jacques Chevalier
French philosopher (1882-1962).
Born March 13th, 1882 in Cérilly.
Died April 19th, 1962 at 80 years old in Cérilly.
Maroun Aboud
Lebanese poet (1886–1962).
Born February 9th, 1886 in Lebanon.
Died June 3rd, 1962 at 76 years old
Kazimierz Świtalski
Prime minister of poland (1886-1962).
Born March 4th, 1886 in Sanok.
Died December 28th, 1962 at 76 years old in Warsaw (railway accident).
Walter Anderson
Baltic german folklorist (1885–1962).
Born October 10th, 1885 in Minsk.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Kiel (traffic collision).
Jean Amrouche
Algerian francophone writer, poet and journalist.
Born February 7th, 1906 in Ighil Ali. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1962 at 56 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Emilio Prados
Spanish writer (1899–1962).
Born March 4th, 1899 in Málaga.
Died April 24th, 1962 at 63 years old in Mexico City.
Cécile Vogt
French neurologist (1875-1962).
Born March 27th, 1875 in Annecy.
Died May 4th, 1962 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Volkmar Andreae
Swiss composer and conductor (1879-1962).
Died June 18th, 1962 at 82 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Rudolf Wissell
German politician (1869-1962).
Born March 9th, 1869 in Göttingen.
Died December 13th, 1962 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Josiah McCracken
American football player, athlete and professor of medicine (1874-1962).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Lincoln County.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Josef Uridil
Austrian footballer (1895-1962).
Born December 24th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 1962 at 66 years old in Vienna (lung cancer).
Erna Morena
German actress (1885-1962).
Born April 24th, 1885 in Wörth am Main.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 77 years old in Munich.
Olaf Henriksen
Danish-american baseball player (1888-1962).
Born April 26th, 1888.
Died October 17th, 1962 at 74 years old in Norwood.
Alberto Enríquez Gallo
President of ecuador (1937 - 1938).
Born July 24th, 1894 in Latacunga.
Died July 13th, 1962 at 67 years old in Quito (stroke).
Xenia Desni
Ukrainian actress (1894–1954).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Kyiv.
Died June 27th, 1962 at 65 years old in Roquefort-les-Pins.
Pierre Larquey
Actor (1884–1962).
Born July 10th, 1884 in Cénac.
Died April 17th, 1962 at 77 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (myocardial infarction).
Andrey Khrulyov
Soviet general (1892-1962).
Born September 30th, 1892 in Yamburgsky Uyezd.
Died June 9th, 1962 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Teofilius Matulionis
A lithuanian prelate of the roman catholic church (1873–1962).
Born June 20th, 1873 in Kudariškės.
Died August 20th, 1962 at 89 years old in Šeduva.
Maximilian Felzmann
Austrian officer and knight's cross recipient (1894–1962).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Svitavy.
Died July 8th, 1962 at 68 years old in Zurich, Innsbruck.
Otto Froitzheim
German tennis player (1884–1962).
Born April 24th, 1884 in Strasbourg.
Died October 29th, 1962 at 78 years old in Aachen.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe