In the year 1962
545 Notable deaths
Julius Lenhart
Gymnast (1875-1962).
Born November 27th, 1875 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1962 at 86 years old in Vienna.
A. Elizabeth Adams
American zoologist.
Born March 28th, 1892 in Knowlton Township.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in South Hadley.
André Renard
Belgian activist (1911-1962).
Born May 25th, 1911 in Valenciennes.
Died July 20th, 1962 at 51 years old in Seraing.
Paavo Aaltonen
Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1962).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Kemi.
Died September 9th, 1962 at 42 years old in Sipoo.
Gabriel Bertrand
Biochemist and bacteriologist (1867–1962).
Died June 20th, 1962 at 95 years old in Paris.
Gabriel Acacius Coussa
Catholic cardinal (1897–1962).
Born August 3rd, 1897 in Aleppo.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 64 years old in Rome.
Miklós Szabados
Hungarian-australian table tennis player (1912-1962).
Born March 7th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died January 12th, 1962 at 49 years old in Sydney (pneumonia).
Manuel Gálvez
Argentine historian (1882-1962).
Born July 18th, 1882 in Paraná.
Died November 14th, 1962 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Fritz Wendhausen
German actor, screenwriter and film director (1890-1962).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Wendhausen (Lehre).
Died January 5th, 1962 at 71 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Hélène Brion
French teacher and school teacher (1882–1962).
Born January 27th, 1882 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1962 at 80 years old in Ennery.
Alda Lara
Angolan poet (1930–1962).
Born June 9th, 1930 in Benguela.
Died January 30th, 1962 at 31 years old in Cambambe.
Fran Saleški Finžgar
Slovenian writer (1871–1962).
Born February 9th, 1871 in Doslovče.
Died June 2nd, 1962 at 91 years old in Ljubljana.
Alsing Andersen
Danish politician (1893-1962).
Born February 5th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Copenhagen.
Emmanuil Kazakevich
Soviet writer (1913-1962).
Born February 24th, 1913 in Kremenchuk.
Died September 22nd, 1962 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Seiichiro Kashio
Japanese tennis player (1892–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1892 in Osaka.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Gaetano Cicognani
Catholic cardinal (1881–1962).
Born November 26th, 1881 in Brisighella.
Died February 5th, 1962 at 80 years old in Rome.
Frank Amyot
Canoe racer (1904-1962).
Born September 14th, 1904 in Thornhill.
Died November 21st, 1962 at 58 years old in Ottawa (cancer).
Helene Weber
German politician (1881–1962).
Born March 17th, 1881 in Elberfeld.
Died July 25th, 1962 at 81 years old in Bonn.
Jakob Laub
Austria-hungarian and argentinian physicist.
Born February 7th, 1884 in Rzeszów.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 78 years old in Fribourg.
Nikolai Pogodin
Soviet writer (1900-1962).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Gundorovsky.
Died September 19th, 1962 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Ellen Osiier
Danish fencer (1890–1962).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Hjørring.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
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.
Arseniy Golovko
Soviet admiral (1906-1962).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Prokhladny.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Roger Ducret
French fencer (1888–1962).
Born April 2nd, 1888 in Paris.
Died January 8th, 1962 at 73 years old in Paris.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 545
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling