In the year 1962
494 Notable deaths
Josiah McCracken
American football player, athlete and professor of medicine (1874-1962).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Lincoln County.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Otto Froitzheim
German tennis player.
Born April 24th, 1884 in Strasbourg.
Died October 29th, 1962 at 78 years old in Aachen.
Gertrude Robinson
American silent film actress (1890-1962).
Born October 7th, 1890 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1962 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Mykolas Biržiška
Lithuanian historian (1882—1962).
Born August 24th, 1882 in Viekšniai. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1962 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Shorty Templeman
American racing driver (1919-1962).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Pueblo.
Died August 24th, 1962 at 43 years old in Marion.
Gerrit Achterberg
Dutch poet.
Born May 20th, 1905 in Wijk bij Duurstede. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1962 at 56 years old in Leusden (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugenio Canfari
Italian footballer (1877-1962).
Born April 16th, 1877 in Genoa.
Died March 23rd, 1962 at 84 years old in Turin.
Erkki Raappana
Finnish general.
Born June 2nd, 1893 in Oulujoki.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 69 years old in Joensuu.
Yekaterina Geltzer
Russian ballet dancer (1876-1962).
Born November 14th, 1876 in Moscow.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Bruno Belin
Croatian footballer (1929-1962).
Born January 16th, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died October 20th, 1962 at 33 years old in Belgrade (traffic collision).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz