In the year 1962
545 Notable deaths
Henry Bucknall
British rower (1885–1962).
Born July 4th, 1885 in Lisbon.
Died January 1st, 1962 at 76 years old in Dumfries.
Owe Jonsson
Swedish sprinter, ice hockey player and bandy player (1940-1962).
Born November 23rd, 1940 in Växjö.
Died September 29th, 1962 at 21 years old in Växjö (traffic collision).
Vera Pashennaya
Russian actress (1887–1962).
Born September 19th, 1887 in Moscow.
Died October 28th, 1962 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Swedish count and equestrian (1879-1962).
Born August 20th, 1879 in Örebro Nikolai parish.
Died August 7th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Helmer Mörner
Equestrian (1895–1962).
Born May 8th, 1895 in Gothenburg.
Died January 5th, 1962 at 66 years old in Uppsala.
Jean Stern
French fencer (1875–1962).
Born February 19th, 1875 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 15th, 1962 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Franz Weselik
Austrian footballer and manager (1903-1962).
Born April 20th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 58 years old in Vienna.
Johan Carp
Sailor (1897-1962).
Born January 30th, 1897 in Central Java.
Died March 25th, 1962 at 65 years old in Johannesburg.
Bjørn Rasmussen
Danish footballer (1885-1962).
Born May 18th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died September 24th, 1962 at 77 years old in Aarhus.
Hugh Hamshaw Thomas
British botanist and historian of science (1885-1962).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Wrexham. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1962 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Edison Pettit
American astronomer (1889–1962).
Born September 22nd, 1889 in Peru.
Died May 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Tucson.
Carl Schutte
American racing cyclist (1887-1962).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Kansas City.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Mabel Parton
British tennis player (1881-1962).
Born July 22nd, 1881 in London.
Died August 12th, 1962 at 81 years old in Surrey.
Manuel Andrada
Polo player (1890-1962).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Coronel Suárez.
Died September 21st, 1962 at 72 years old in Argentina. [ref]
Karen Lachmann
Danish fencer.
Born May 30th, 1916 in Beijing.
Died September 30th, 1962 at 46 years old in Gentofte.
George Vernot
Canadian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1901-1962).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died November 22nd, 1962 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Teodósio de Gouveia
Portuguese cardinal (1889–1962).
Born May 13th, 1889 in Santana.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Maputo (leukemia).
Oscar van Rappard
Dutch hurdler and footballer (1896-1962).
Born April 2nd, 1896 in Probolinggo.
Died April 18th, 1962 at 66 years old in The Hague.
Władysław Dziewulski
Polish astronomer (1878-1962).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Warsaw.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 83 years old in Toruń.
David Wijnveldt
Dutch footballer (1891-1962).
Born December 15th, 1891 in Jember.
Died March 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Zutphen.
Theodor Litt
German philosopher (1880-1962).
Born December 27th, 1880 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 16th, 1962 at 81 years old in Bonn.
Vibeke Lunde
Norwegian sailor (1921–1962).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Christiania.
Died August 12th, 1962 at 41 years old in Oslo.
Renzo Morigi
Sport shooter (1895-1962).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Ravenna.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 67 years old in Bologna.
Lilla Hansen
Norwegian architect (1872–1962).
Born April 1st, 1872 in Christiania.
Died June 11th, 1962 at 90 years old in Oslo.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen