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In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Ana Kansky
Slovenian chemical engineer (1895-1962).
Born June 20th, 1895 in Lože. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Podgrad. [ref]
Maroun Aboud
Lebanese poet (1886–1962).
Born February 9th, 1886 in Lebanon.
Died June 3rd, 1962 at 76 years old
Jacques Chevalier
French philosopher (1882-1962).
Born March 13th, 1882 in Cérilly.
Died April 19th, 1962 at 80 years old in Cérilly.
Zdeněk Nejedlý
Czech musicologist, writer and politician (1878–1962).
Born February 10th, 1878 in Litomyšl.
Died March 9th, 1962 at 84 years old in Prague.
Karl Elmendorff
German conductor (1891–1962).
Born January 25th, 1891 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 21st, 1962 at 71 years old in Hofheim am Taunus.
Kazimierz Świtalski
Prime minister of poland (1886-1962).
Born March 4th, 1886 in Sanok.
Died December 28th, 1962 at 76 years old in Warsaw (railway accident).
Volkmar Andreae
Swiss composer and conductor (1879-1962).
Born July 5th, 1879 in Bern. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 82 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Jean Amrouche
Algerian francophone writer, poet and journalist.
Born February 7th, 1906 in Ighil Ali. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1962 at 56 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Walter Anderson
Baltic german folklorist (1885–1962).
Born October 10th, 1885 in Minsk.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Kiel (traffic collision).
Erna Morena
Actress.
Born April 24th, 1885 in Wörth am Main.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 77 years old in Munich.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 493
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