In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Hanns Eisler
Austrian and german composer (1898–1962).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Leipzig.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in East Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Karl Rapp
German engineer (1882-1962).
Born September 24th, 1882 in Ehingen.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Locarno.
Frank Hurley
Australian photographer and adventurer (1885–1962).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Glebe. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1962 at 76 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clarence Anglin
American criminal, escapee from alcatraz.
Born May 11th, 1931 in Donalsonville.
Died June 11th, 1962 at 31 years old
Lucile Watson
Canadian actress (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Quebec City.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Juan Belmonte
Spanish bullfighter (1892–1962).
Born April 14th, 1892 in Utrera.
Died April 8th, 1962 at 69 years old in Seville (gunshot wound).
Mickey Cochrane
American baseball player.
Born April 6th, 1903 in Bridgewater.
Died June 28th, 1962 at 59 years old in Lake Forest (cancer).
Ivan Meštrović
Croatian sculptor and architect (1883–1962).
Born August 15th, 1883 in Vrpolje. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in South Bend.
Enrico Mattei
Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962).
Born April 29th, 1906 in Acqualagna.
Died October 27th, 1962 at 56 years old in Bascapè (aircraft crash, bomb).
John Anglin
American criminal, escapee from alcatraz.
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Miller County.
Died June 11th, 1962 at 32 years old
Marie Bonaparte
French author and psychoanalyst (1882-1962).
Born July 2nd, 1882 in Saint-Cloud.
Died September 21st, 1962 at 80 years old in Gassin (leukemia).
Frank Borzage
American film director and actor (1894-1962).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Mary Gilmore
Australian poet (1865–1962).
Born August 16th, 1885 in Goulburn.
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian actor (1889–1962).
Born December 26th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in West Hollywood (stroke).
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese historical novelist (1892–1962).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died September 7th, 1962 at 70 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
William Beebe
American naturalist and explorer (1877–1962).
Born July 29th, 1877 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Arima.
Alfred Cortot
Franco-swiss pianist and conductor.
Born September 26th, 1877 in Nyon.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 84 years old in Lausanne.
Princess Jelena of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian royal (1884–1962).
Born November 4th, 1884 in Cetinje.
Died October 16th, 1962 at 77 years old in Nice.
Emil Artin
Austrian-armenian mathematician (1898–1962).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Vienna.
Died December 20th, 1962 at 64 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Dalton
Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.
Pierre Gilliard
Swiss tutor to the russian imperial family (1879-1962).
Died May 30th, 1962 at 83 years old in Lausanne.
George Sylvester Viereck
German-american writer, poet, propagandist (1884-1962).
Born December 21st, 1884 in Munich.
Died March 18th, 1962 at 77 years old in Holyoke.
R. H. Tawney
English philosopher (1880–1962).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Kolkata.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 81 years old in London (disease).
Patrick Hamilton
English writer (1904–1962).
Born March 17th, 1904 in Hassocks.
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 58 years old in Sheringham (liver cirrhosis, kidney failure).
G. M. Trevelyan
British historian (1876–1962).
Born February 16th, 1876 in Welcombe Hotel.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 548
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu