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In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Assar Gabrielsson
Swedish businessman.
Born August 13th, 1891 in Korsberga. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Kunio Yanagita
Japanese folklorist.
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.
Born March 29th, 1896 in Herscheid. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Lüdenscheid. [ref]
Emilio Esteban Infantes
Spanish general (1892-1962).
Born May 18th, 1892 in Toledo. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1962 at 70 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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
Historian, screenwriter, short story writer, novelist.
Born September 1st, 1892 in Alpine. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1962 at 69 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 493
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