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In the year 1962
494 Notable deaths
Bjørn Rasmussen
Danish footballer (1885-1962).
Born May 18th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Aarhus.
Edison Pettit
American astronomer (1889–1962).
Born September 22nd, 1889 in Peru.
Died May 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Tucson.
Carl Schutte
American racing cyclist (1887-1962).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Kansas City.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Manuel Andrada
Polo player (1890-1962).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Coronel Suárez.
Died September 21st, 1962 at 72 years old in Argentina. [ref]
Karen Lachmann
Fencer.
Born May 30th, 1916 in Beijing.
Died September 30th, 1962 at 46 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
George Vernot
Canadian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1901-1962).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died November 22nd, 1962 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Teodósio de Gouveia
Portuguese cardinal.
Born May 13th, 1889 in Santana.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Maputo (leukemia).
Sándor Ziffer
Hungarian painter (1880-1962).
Born May 5th, 1880 in Eger. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1962 at 82 years old in Baia Mare. [ref]
David Wijnveldt
Dutch footballer (1891-1962).
Born December 15th, 1891 in Jember.
Died March 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Zutphen.
Theodor Litt
German philosopher (1880-1962).
Born December 27th, 1880 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 16th, 1962 at 81 years old in Bonn.
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer