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In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962).
Born August 31st, 1880 in Noordeinde Palace. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1962 at 82 years old in Het Loo Palace. [ref]
Stuart Sutcliffe
Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the english rock band the beatles.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Edinburgh, Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1962 at 21 years old in Hamburg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Karen Blixen
Danish writer.
Born April 17th, 1885 in Rungstedlund. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1962 at 77 years old in Rungstedlund. [ref]
Vita Sackville-West
English writer, poet, and gardener (1892–1962).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Knole House.
Died June 2nd, 1962 at 70 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
E. E. Cummings
American author (1894–1962).
Born October 14th, 1894 in Cambridge.
Died September 3rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Joy Farm.
Ronald Fisher
British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962).
Born February 17th, 1890 in East Finchley.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 72 years old in Adelaide (colorectal cancer, embolism).
Thomas Mitchell
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1962 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (bone cancer). [ref]
Ernie Kovacs
American comedian, actor, and writer (1919-1962).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Trenton.
Died January 13th, 1962 at 42 years old in Beverly Hills (traffic collision).
Georges Bataille
French intellectual and literary figure.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Billom.
Died July 9th, 1962 at 64 years old in Paris (arteriosclerosis).
Michael Curtiz
Hungarian-american director (1886–1962).
Born December 24th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died April 10th, 1962 at 73 years old in Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks (cancer).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy