In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Halliwell Hobbes
British actor (1877-1962).
Born November 16th, 1877 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Died February 20th, 1962 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
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).
Pedro Pablo Ramírez
22nd president of argentina (1885–1962).
Born January 30th, 1884 in La Paz.
Died June 11th, 1962 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
Abba Ahimeir
Israeli journalist, historian, and political activist.
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Babruysk.
Died June 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
George Preca
Maltese roman catholic priest (1880–1962).
Born February 12th, 1880 in Valletta.
Died July 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Santa Venera.
Assar Gabrielsson
Swedish businessman (1891–1962).
Born August 13th, 1891 in Korsberga.
Died May 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Gothenburg.
Kunio Yanagita
Japanese folklorist (1875–1962).
Born July 31st, 1875 in Fukusaki.
Died August 8th, 1962 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Danish princess (1888-1962).
Born June 1st, 1888 in Thumby.
Died June 30th, 1962 at 74 years old in Hellerup (disease).
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
American astronomer (1866–1962).
Born February 19th, 1866 in Montgomery City.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 96 years old in Oakland.
Anita Delgado
Spanish dancer (1890-1962).
Born February 8th, 1890 in Málaga.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 72 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Dennis Chavez
Democratic politician from the u.s. state of new mexico. (1888-1962).
Born April 8th, 1888 in Los Chaves.
Died November 18th, 1962 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelm Ackermann
German mathematician best known for the ackermann function (1896–1962).
Born March 29th, 1896 in Herscheid.
Died December 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Lüdenscheid.
Emilio Esteban Infantes
Spanish general (1892-1962).
Born May 18th, 1892 in Toledo.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
American philosopher and intellectual historian (1873-1962).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died December 30th, 1962 at 89 years old in Baltimore.
Harold Lamb
American historian and novelist (1892–1962).
Born September 1st, 1892 in Alpine.
Died April 9th, 1962 at 69 years old in Rochester.
Erik Scavenius
Prime minister of denmark (1877-1962).
Died November 29th, 1962 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Dobroslav Jevđević
Bosnian serb politician and chetnik commander.
Born December 28th, 1895 in Prača.
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 66 years old in Rome.
Albert Sarraut
French politician (1872-1962).
Born July 28th, 1872 in Bordeaux.
Died November 26th, 1962 at 90 years old in Paris.
Warren Austin
American politician (1877-1962).
Born November 12th, 1877 in Highgate.
Died December 25th, 1962 at 85 years old in Burlington.
Joseph Rock
Austrian-american scientist-explorer (1884-1962).
Born January 13th, 1884 in Vienna.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 78 years old in Honolulu.
Conrad Helfrich
Dutch luitenant-admiraal of world war ii (1886–1962).
Born October 11th, 1886 in Semarang.
Died September 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in The Hague.
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1879-1962).
Born November 17th, 1879 in Kraków.
Died August 16th, 1962 at 82 years old in Anholt Castle.
Jacques Majorelle
French painter (1886-1962).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Nancy.
Died October 14th, 1962 at 76 years old in Paris.
Abol-Ghasem Kashani
Iranian ayatollah (1882–1962).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Tehran.
Died March 14th, 1962 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Ernst Grünfeld
Chess international grandmaster (1893-1962).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 548
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci