In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Stanley Lord
Captain of the ss californian (1877–1962).
Born September 13th, 1877 in Bolton.
Died January 24th, 1962 at 84 years old in Wallasey.
Louise Beavers
American actress (1900–1962).
Born March 8th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died October 26th, 1962 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Will Wright
American character actor.
Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
René Coty
17th president of the french republic (1882–1962).
Born March 20th, 1882 in Le Havre.
Died November 22nd, 1962 at 80 years old in Le Havre (myocardial infarction).
Gaston Bachelard
French writer and philosopher (1884-1962).
Born June 27th, 1884 in Bar-sur-Aube. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arthur Holly Compton
American physicist (1892–1962).
Born September 10th, 1892 in Wooster.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in Berkeley (cerebral hemorrhage).
Hu Shih
Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962).
Born December 17th, 1891 in Shanghai.
Died February 24th, 1962 at 70 years old in Taipei.
Frank Lovejoy
American actor.
Born March 28th, 1914 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 48 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franz Kline
American painter (1910-1962).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Wilkes-Barre. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1962 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ossip Bernstein
Ukrainian-french chess player.
Born September 20th, 1882 in Zhytomyr.
Died November 30th, 1962 at 80 years old in Saint-Arroman.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young