In the year 1962
545 Notable deaths
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.
Otto Froitzheim
German tennis player (1884–1962).
Born April 24th, 1884 in Strasbourg.
Died October 29th, 1962 at 78 years old in Aachen.
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.
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.
Shorty Templeman
American racing driver (1919–1962).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Pueblo.
Died August 24th, 1962 at 43 years old in Marion.
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).
Eugenio Canfari
Italian footballer (1877-1962).
Born April 16th, 1877 in Genoa.
Died March 23rd, 1962 at 84 years old in Turin.
Erkki Raappana
Finnish general (1893–1962).
Born June 2nd, 1893 in Oulujoki.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 69 years old in Joensuu.
Shōzaburō Watanabe
Japanese print publisher (1885–1962).
Died February 14th, 1962 at 76 years old (heart failure).
Yekaterina Geltzer
Russian ballet dancer (1876-1962).
Born November 14th, 1876 in Moscow.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 86 years old in Moscow.
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.
Victor Bourgeois
Belgian architect (1897-1962).
Born August 29th, 1897.
Died July 24th, 1962 at 64 years old in Ixelles.
Louis Raymond
South african tennis player (1895-1962).
Born June 28th, 1895 in Pretoria.
Died January 30th, 1962 at 66 years old in Johannesburg.
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.
Kintomo Mushanokōji
Japanese diplomat (1882-1962).
Born August 29th, 1882 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 79 years old in Japan.
Forrest Smithson
Athletics competitor (1884-1962).
Born September 26th, 1884 in Portland.
Died November 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Contra Costa County.
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.
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]
Fred Schule
American hurdler (1879-1962).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Preston.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in New York City.
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.
Hermann Junker
German egyptologist (1877-1962).
Born November 29th, 1877 in Bendorf.
Died January 9th, 1962 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Seizō Kobayashi
Japanese naval commander (1877-1962).
Born October 1st, 1877 in Hiroshima.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Setagaya.
Leon Kruczkowski
Polish writer (1900-1962).
Born June 28th, 1900 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1962 at 62 years old in Warsaw. [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.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 545
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld