In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Harlow Curtice
American businessman (1893–1962).
Born August 15th, 1893 in Flint.
Died November 3rd, 1962 at 69 years old in Flint.
Dido Kvaternik
Croatian fascist (1910-1962).
Born March 29th, 1910 in Zagreb.
Died March 10th, 1962 at 51 years old in Río Cuarto (traffic collision).
Ernst Grünfeld
Chess international grandmaster (1893-1962).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa
Mongolian politician (1894-1962).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died May 1st, 1962 at 68 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Polish prime minister (1885-1962).
Died August 31st, 1962 at 77 years old in London.
Carl Diem
German sports administrator (1882-1962).
Born June 24th, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died December 17th, 1962 at 80 years old in Cologne.
Aida de Acosta
American aviator.
Born July 28th, 1884 in Elberon.
Died May 28th, 1962 at 77 years old in Bedford.
Lucienne Delyle
French singer (1913-1962).
Born April 16th, 1913 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 1962 at 48 years old in Monte Carlo (leukemia).
Mouloud Feraoun
Algerian writer and martyr of the algerian revolution.
Born March 8th, 1913 in Kabylie. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1962 at 49 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Turkish writer (1901–1962).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Istanbul.
Died January 24th, 1962 at 60 years old in Istanbul.
Hu Zongnan
Taiwanese politician (1896–1962).
Born May 16th, 1896 in Ningbo, Zhenhai District.
Died February 14th, 1962 at 65 years old in Taipei.
Silpa Bhirasri
Italian artist & professor.
Born September 15th, 1892 in Florence.
Died May 14th, 1962 at 69 years old in Siriraj Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Raquel Meller
(1888-1962) spanish singer.
Born March 9th, 1888 in Tarazona.
Died July 26th, 1962 at 74 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Yos Sudarso
Mid-20th-century indonesian naval officer.
Born November 24th, 1925 in Salatiga.
Died January 15th, 1962 at 36 years old in Arafura Sea.
Faris al-Khoury
Syrian politician (1877-1962).
Born November 20th, 1877 in Beirut vilayet.
Died January 2nd, 1962 at 84 years old in Damascus.
Samuil Feinberg
Russian pianist and composer (1890–1962).
Died October 22nd, 1962 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Henry F. Ashurst
U.s. senator from arizona (1874–1962).
Born September 13th, 1874 in Winnemucca.
Died May 31st, 1962 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Max Vasmer
Russian-german linguist (1886-1962).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 30th, 1962 at 76 years old in West Berlin.
Pyotr Dolgov
Air force colonel (1920–1962).
Born February 21st, 1920.
Died November 1st, 1962 at 42 years old in Volsk.
Erich von Tschermak
Austrian geneticist (1871-1962).
Born November 15th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died October 11th, 1962 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Jack Reynolds
English footballer (1881-1962).
Born September 23rd, 1881 in Manchester.
Died November 8th, 1962 at 81 years old in Amsterdam.
James Edward Barton
American actor (1890-1962).
Born November 1st, 1890 in Gloucester City.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 71 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Luang Wichitwathakan (Wichit Wichitwathakan)
Thai nobleman (1898–1962).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Uthai Thani.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 63 years old in Bangkok.
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
Italian fascist general, fencer (1877-1962).
Born July 23rd, 1877 in Campobasso.
Died May 20th, 1962 at 84 years old in Rome.
Philip Gibbs
English journalist and novelist (1877–1962).
Died March 10th, 1962 at 84 years old in Godalming.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 548
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche