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In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Ossip Bernstein
Ukrainian-french chess player.
Born September 20th, 1882 in Zhytomyr.
Died November 30th, 1962 at 80 years old in Saint-Arroman.
Rex Bell
American actor and politician (1903-1962).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 58 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Joginder Singh
Indian soldier, recipient of param vir chakra (1921–1962).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Moga.
Died October 23rd, 1962 at 41 years old in Bum La Pass.
Natalia Sedova
Russian revolutionary and second wife of leon trotsky (1882-1962).
Born April 5th, 1882 in Romny.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 80 years old in Corbeil-Essonnes.
Hans Heinrich Lammers
German jurist, nazi politician, and head of the reich chancellery (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Lubliniec. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1962 at 82 years old in Düsseldorf.
Augusta Savage
American sculptor (1892–1962).
Born February 29th, 1892 in Green Cove Springs. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1962 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hoot Gibson
American actor (1892–1962).
Born August 6th, 1892 in Tekamah.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Ludwig Bemelmans
Author of madeline books (1939-1999).
Born April 27th, 1898 in Merano, Tyrol.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Alan L. Hart
American transmasculine writer and physician (1890-1962).
Born October 4th, 1890 in Halls Summit.
Died July 1st, 1962 at 71 years old (heart failure).
Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher (1887–1962).
Born March 14th, 1887 in Baltimore.
Died October 6th, 1962 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Peter Fechter
German bricklayer (1944-1962).
Born January 14th, 1944 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1962 at 18 years old in Checkpoint Charlie (gunshot wound).
Victor Moore
American stage and film actor (1876–1962).
Born February 24th, 1876 in Hammonton.
Died July 23rd, 1962 at 86 years old in East Islip (myocardial infarction).
Hugo Gutmann
German army officer.
Born November 19th, 1880 in Nuremberg.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 81 years old in United States.
Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Therese Neumann
German mystic (1898-1962).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Konnersreuth.
Died September 18th, 1962 at 64 years old in Konnersreuth (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Berchtold
Nazi officer, second commander of the ss (1897–1962).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Ingolstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Natalia Goncharova
Russian-french artist (1881–1962).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Nagaevo-Karbonier. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1962 at 81 years old in Paris.
Willie Best
American actor (1916-1962).
Born May 27th, 1916 in Sunflower.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 45 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Gabriele Münter
German painter (1877–1962).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1962 at 85 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Bruno Walter
German-born conductor, pianist, and composer (1876-1962).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Berlin.
Died February 17th, 1962 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills.
Onn Jaafar
7th menteri besar of johor.
Born February 12th, 1895 in Bukit Gambir.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 66 years old in Johor Bahru.
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
German general (1889-1962).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Dzierżoniów.
Died September 1st, 1962 at 73 years old in Bad Wildungen.
Clarence Anglin
American criminal, escapee from alcatraz.
Born May 11th, 1931 in Donalsonville.
Died June 11th, 1962 at 31 years old
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
American actor (1899-1962).
Born April 26th, 1899 in Decatur.
Died June 6th, 1962 at 63 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw