In the year 1962
545 Notable deaths
Folke Johnson
Sailor (1887-1962).
Born June 15th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died February 20th, 1962 at 74 years old in Stockholm.
Jules Pirard
Gymnast (1885-1962).
Born May 28th, 1885 in Hautmont. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1962 at 77 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
József Keresztessy
Gymnast (1885–1962).
Born September 19th, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1962 at 77 years old in Toronto.
Alfred Buyenne
Olympic gymnast (1882–1962).
Born April 8th, 1892 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1962 at 70 years old in Lille. [ref]
Willy Düskow
German rower.
Born September 25th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in Westerland. [ref]
Noel Purcell
British and irish water polo player.
Born November 15th, 1891 in Dublin.
Died January 31st, 1962 at 70 years old in Dún Laoghaire.
Paul McDowell
American rower (1905–1962).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Philadelphia.
Died August 14th, 1962 at 57 years old in Philadelphia.
Habib Abdullayev
Soviet geologist and politician (1912-1962).
Born July 31st, 1912 in Aravan.
Died June 20th, 1962 at 49 years old in Tashkent.
Volodymyr Zabolotnyi
Founder of the academy of architecture of ukraine (1898–1962).
Born August 13th, 1898 in Pereiaslav.
Died August 3rd, 1962 at 63 years old in Kyiv (cancer). [ref]
Eugenija Nikolaevna Alissova-Klobukova
Russian botanist (1889-1962).
Born July 24th, 1889 in Varzi-Yatchi.
Died January 13th, 1962 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev
Russian mathematician (1859–1962).
Born September 6th, 1859 in Lgov. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 103 years old in Kyiv.
Harry Dickason
Gymnast (1890-1962).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Harrogate.
Died January 21st, 1962 at 71 years old in Birmingham.
Oscar Olson
American sportsperson (1878–1962).
Born October 7th, 1878 in Wisconsin.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 84 years old in Wisconsin. [ref]
Vladimir Beklemishev
Russian zoologist and entomologist.
Born October 4th, 1890 in Hrodna.
Died September 4th, 1962 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Petter Jamvold
Sailor (1896-1962).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Løten Municipality. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1962 at 65 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ana Mayer Kansky
Slovenian chemical engineer (1895-1962).
Born June 20th, 1895 in Lože. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Podgrad. [ref]
Charles Luther
Swedish sprinter (1885–1962).
Born August 8th, 1885 in Gothenburg.
Died January 24th, 1962 at 76 years old in Gothenburg.
Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin
Belgian mathematician (1866–1962).
Born August 14th, 1866 in Leuven.
Died March 2nd, 1962 at 95 years old in Brussels.
Christian Juhl
Danish gymnast (1898-1962).
Born April 29th, 1898 in Esbjerg.
Died September 27th, 1962 at 64 years old in Esbjerg.
Deaths 526 to 545 of 545
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X