In the year 1962
548 Notable deaths
Ukichiro Nakaya
Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962).
Died April 11th, 1962 at 61 years old in Tokyo (prostate cancer).
Gottlieb Duttweiler
Swiss businessman and politician (1888-1962).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Zurich.
Died June 8th, 1962 at 73 years old in Zurich.
Will H. Bradley
American artist (1868-1962).
Born July 10th, 1868 in Boston.
Died January 25th, 1962 at 93 years old in La Mesa.
Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark
Danish princess (1914-1962).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 26th, 1962 at 47 years old in Copenhagen.
Hajime Tanabe
Japanese philosopher (1885–1962).
Born February 3rd, 1885 in Tokyo.
Died April 29th, 1962 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Antoine Pevsner
Russian sculptor (1884–1962).
Born January 30th, 1888 in Oryol.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 74 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Raquel Meller
(1888-1962) spanish singer.
Born March 9th, 1888 in Tarazona.
Died July 26th, 1962 at 74 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Irving Ives
American politician (1896-1962).
Born January 24th, 1896 in Bainbridge.
Died February 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Norwich.
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
British poet (1878–1962).
Born October 2nd, 1878 in Hexham.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 83 years old in Virginia Water.
Gastone Gambara
Italian general (1890–1962).
Born November 10th, 1890 in Imola.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 71 years old in Rome.
Ferdinand Schaal
German general (1889–1962).
Born February 7th, 1889 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 73 years old in Baden-Baden.
Alfred Bitini Xuma
President of the african national congress (1893-1962).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Transkei.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Eugeniusz Baziak
Roman catholic archbishop.
Born March 8th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Egon Petri
Dutch musician (1881-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1962 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
Luis Alberni
Actor (1886-1962).
Born October 4th, 1886 in Barcelona.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Yehuda Leib Maimon
Israeli politician (1875–1962).
Born December 11th, 1875 in Mărculești.
Died July 10th, 1962 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv.
Olga Preobrajenska
Prima ballerina and ballet teacher (1871–1962).
Born February 2nd, 1871 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1962 at 91 years old in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Lew Landers
American film and television director (1901–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1962 at 61 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Edmund Bergler
American psychoanalyst (1899–1962).
Born July 20th, 1899 in Kolomyia.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
James P. McGranery
American politician and united states army officer (1895-1962).
Born July 8th, 1895 in Philadelphia.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Palm Beach.
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Milan Vidmar
Slovenian chess player (1885–1962).
Born June 22nd, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer (1889–1962).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Glasgow.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Charles Reisner
Film director (1887-1962).
Born March 14th, 1887 in Minneapolis.
Died September 24th, 1962 at 75 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Kenkichi Ueda
Japanese general (1875–1962).
Born March 8th, 1875 in Osakasayama.
Died September 11th, 1962 at 87 years old in Iwo Jima.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner