In the year 1962
545 Notable deaths
Jeyhoun Bey Hajibeyli
Azerbaijani publicist, translator and ethnographer (1891–1962).
Born February 15th, 1891 in Shusha.
Died October 22nd, 1962 at 71 years old in Paris.
Joe Ruddy
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1878–1962).
Born September 28th, 1878 in New York City.
Died November 11th, 1962 at 84 years old in Far Rockaway.
Louis Abell
American rower (1884-1962).
Born July 21st, 1884 in Elizabeth.
Died October 25th, 1962 at 78 years old in Elizabeth.
Marcel Lévesque
French actor (1877-1962).
Born December 6th, 1877 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1962 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Leonid Solovyov
Soviet writer, screenwriter (1906–1962).
Born August 19th, 1906 in Tripoli. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1962 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Fran Lhotka
Czech composer (1883-1962).
Born December 25th, 1883 in Mladá Vožice. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1962 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Otakar Jeremiáš
Czech conductor and composer (1892–1962).
Born October 17th, 1892 in Písek.
Died March 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Prague.
Helge Krog
Norwegian writer and translator (1889–1962).
Born February 9th, 1889 in Christiania.
Died July 30th, 1962 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Branko Gavella
Croatian theatre director (1885–1962).
Born July 28th, 1885 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1962 at 76 years old in Zagreb (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jules Boucherit
French violinist and violin pedagogue (1877-1962).
Born March 29th, 1877 in Morlaix.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Massimo Pilotti
Italian jurist (1879–1962).
Born August 1st, 1879 in Rome.
Died April 29th, 1962 at 82 years old in Rome.
Adolph Bowler
Prime minister of latvia (1889-1962).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Tukums.
Died March 21st, 1962 at 72 years old in Brooklyn.
Werner Rothmaler
German botanist (1908-1962).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Sangerhausen.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 53 years old in Leipzig.
André Roosevelt
American filmmaker, explorer, and rugby union player (1879–1962).
Born April 24th, 1879 in Paris.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 83 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Gabriella Besanzoni
Italian opera singer, contralto and mezzo-soprano (1890-1962).
Born September 20th, 1890 in Rome.
Died July 8th, 1962 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vladimir Artemyev
Soviet rocket scientist (1885–1962).
Born July 6th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 11th, 1962 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Ujaku Akita
Author and esperantist (1883–1962).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Aomori Prefecture.
Died May 12th, 1962 at 79 years old in Nakamaruchō.
Ephraim Graham
Equestrian (1888–1962).
Born August 10th, 1888 in Nashville.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 74 years old in Fort Sam Houston.
Axel Nordlander
Swedish equestrian (1879–1962).
Born September 21st, 1879 in Norrbärke.
Died April 30th, 1962 at 82 years old in Helsingborg.
Jorma Valkama
Finnish athletics competitor (1928-1962).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Vyborg.
Died December 11th, 1962 at 34 years old in Hollola (traffic collision).
Jaroslav Durych
Czech poet, playwright, essayist, doctor, religion writer, publicist, translator, bookwriter, writer and historic literature writer (1886–1962).
Born December 2nd, 1886 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1962 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Edwin Argo
American equestrian.
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Clay County.
Died March 10th, 1962 at 66 years old in Shreveport.
Edy Reinalter
Alpine skier (1920-1962).
Born December 24th, 1920 in St. Moritz.
Died November 19th, 1962 at 41 years old in Tschagguns.
Boo Kullberg
Swedish gymnast (1889-1962).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Stockholm.
Died April 5th, 1962 at 72 years old in Bromma city district.
Giovanni Panico
Italian cardinal and diplomat (1895-1962).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Tricase.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 67 years old in Tricase.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius