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In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Alfredo Kindelán
Spanish general (1879-1962).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 14th, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Harmodio Arias Madrid
President of panama (1886-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Penonomé, Coclé.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Miami. [ref]
Mogens Wieth
Danish actor.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 10th, 1962 at 42 years old in London.
Florence Auer
American actress (1880–1962).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Albany.
Died May 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in New York City.
Iuliu Baratky
Romanian footballer (1910-1962).
Born May 14th, 1910 in Oradea.
Died April 14th, 1962 at 51 years old in Bucharest.
Marcello Dudovich
Italian painter (1878-1962).
Born March 21st, 1878 in Trieste.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 84 years old in Milan.
William Ernest Castle
American geneticist (1867–1962).
Born October 25th, 1867 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1962 at 94 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Cyrillus Kreek
Estonian composer (1889–1962).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Võnnu.
Died March 26th, 1962 at 72 years old in Haapsalu.
Peter Ryan
Racing driver.
Born June 10th, 1940 in Philadelphia.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 22 years old in Paris.
Trygve Gulbranssen
Norwegian novelist, businessman and journalist.
Born June 15th, 1894 in Christiania. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1962 at 68 years old in Eidsberg. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 493
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine