In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Poul Nielsen
Danish footballer (1891-1962).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1962 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962).
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis.
Herbert William Heinrich
American business writer.
Born October 6th, 1886 in Bennington, Pownal.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 75 years old
Prince René of Parma
Seventh surviving son of robert i, duke of parma (1894-1962).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Schwarzau am Steinfeld.
Died July 30th, 1962 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.
Louis Massignon
Islamic studies scholar (1883–1962).
Born July 25th, 1883 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Died October 31st, 1962 at 79 years old in Paris.
Charles Galton Darwin
British physicist (1887–1962).
Born December 18th, 1887 in Cambridge.
Died December 31st, 1962 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Hans von Salmuth
German general (1888-1962).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Metz.
Died January 1st, 1962 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.
Kenneth MacKenna
American actor and director (1899-1962).
Born August 19th, 1899 in Canterbury.
Died January 15th, 1962 at 62 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Morris Louis
American painter (1912–1962).
Born November 28th, 1912 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1962 at 49 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Aleksei Antonov
Soviet general (1896-1962).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Culbert Olson
American politician (1876–1962).
Born November 7th, 1876 in Fillmore.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Sao Shwe Thaik
First president of burma and last saopha of yawnghwe.
Born October 16th, 1896 in Yawnghwe.
Died November 21st, 1962 at 66 years old in Yangon.
Karl Llewellyn
American legal scholar (1893–1962).
Born May 22nd, 1893 in Seattle.
Died February 13th, 1962 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Indalecio Prieto
Spanish politician (1883-1962).
Born April 30th, 1883. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1962 at 78 years old in Mexico, Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
E. Franklin Frazier
American sociologist and writer (1894–1962).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Baltimore.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert S. Woodworth
American psychologist & scholar (1869–1962).
Born October 17th, 1869 in Belchertown.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 92 years old in New York City.
Muhammad Yamin
Indonesian historian, poet, playwright and politician (1903–1962).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Sawahlunto.
Died October 17th, 1962 at 59 years old in Jakarta.
Valeska Suratt
American actress (1882-1962).
Born June 28th, 1882 in Owensville.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Candido Portinari
Brazilian painter (1903–1962).
Born December 29th, 1903 in Brodowski. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1962 at 58 years old in Rio de Janeiro (intoxication).
André Lhote
French sculptor and painter (1885–1962).
Born July 5th, 1885 in Bordeaux.
Died January 25th, 1962 at 76 years old in Paris.
E. Armand
French individualist anarchist (1872-1962).
Born March 26th, 1872 in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 89 years old in Rouen.
Charles Day
American rower (1914–1962).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Colville.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 45 years old in Seattle (lung cancer).
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Gary Hocking
Rhodesian motorcycle racer and racing driver (1937–1962).
Born September 30th, 1937 in Caerleon.
Died December 21st, 1962 at 25 years old in Durban (car collision).
Jerry Wald
American screenwriter and producer (1911–1962).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1962 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 548
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller