In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Mykolas Biržiška
Lithuanian professor, diplomat and politician (1882–1962).
Born August 24th, 1882 in Viekšniai.
Died August 24th, 1962 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Gertrude Robinson
American silent film actress (1890-1962).
Born October 7th, 1890 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1962 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Shōzaburō Watanabe
Japanese print publisher (1885–1962).
Died February 14th, 1962 at 76 years old (heart failure).
Shorty Templeman
American racing driver (1919–1962).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Pueblo.
Died August 24th, 1962 at 43 years old in Marion.
Kintomo Mushanokōji
Japanese diplomat (1882-1962).
Born August 29th, 1882 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 79 years old in Japan.
Erkki Raappana
Finnish general (1893–1962).
Born June 2nd, 1893 in Oulujoki.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 69 years old in Joensuu.
Gerrit Achterberg
Dutch poet (1905–1962).
Born May 20th, 1905 in Wijk bij Duurstede.
Died January 17th, 1962 at 56 years old in Leusden (myocardial infarction).
Fred Schule
American hurdler (1879-1962).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Preston.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in New York City.
Bruno Belin
Croatian footballer (1929-1962).
Born January 16th, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died October 20th, 1962 at 33 years old in Belgrade (traffic collision).
Albert William Herre
American zoologist (1868-1962).
Born September 16th, 1868 in Toledo.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 93 years old in Santa Cruz.
Eugenio Canfari
Italian footballer (1877-1962).
Born April 16th, 1877 in Genoa.
Died March 23rd, 1962 at 84 years old in Turin.
Yekaterina Geltzer
Russian ballet dancer (1876-1962).
Born November 14th, 1876 in Moscow.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Eduard Toldrà
Music conductor and composer (1895-1962).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Died May 31st, 1962 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Victor Bourgeois
Belgian architect (1897-1962).
Born August 29th, 1897.
Died July 24th, 1962 at 64 years old in Ixelles.
Eduard von Steiger
Member of the swiss federal council (1881-1962).
Born July 2nd, 1881 in Langnau im Emmental. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1962 at 80 years old in Bern. [ref]
Dink Templeton
American athlete, rugby union player and coach (1897-1962).
Born May 27th, 1897 in Helena.
Died August 7th, 1962 at 65 years old in Palo Alto.
Louis Raymond
South african tennis player (1895-1962).
Born June 28th, 1895 in Pretoria.
Died January 30th, 1962 at 66 years old in Johannesburg.
Seizō Kobayashi
Japanese naval commander (1877-1962).
Born October 1st, 1877 in Hiroshima.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Setagaya.
Dannie Heineman
Belgian-american engineer and businessman.
Born November 23rd, 1872 in Charlotte.
Died January 31st, 1962 at 89 years old in New York City, Greenwich.
Forrest Smithson
Athletics competitor (1884-1962).
Born September 26th, 1884 in Portland.
Died November 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Contra Costa County.
Hermann Junker
German egyptologist (1877-1962).
Born November 29th, 1877 in Bendorf.
Died January 9th, 1962 at 84 years old in Vienna.
André Renard
Belgian activist (1911-1962).
Born May 25th, 1911 in Valenciennes.
Died July 20th, 1962 at 51 years old in Seraing.
Leon Kruczkowski
Polish writer (1900-1962).
Born June 28th, 1900 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1962 at 62 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Francis H. Case
United states marine (1896-1962).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Everly. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 65 years old in Bethesda.
Manuel Gálvez
Argentine historian (1882-1962).
Born July 18th, 1882 in Paraná.
Died November 14th, 1962 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 548
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs