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In the year 1962
429 Notable deaths
Kirsten Flagstad
Norwegian opera singer (1895-1962).
Born July 12th, 1895 in Hamar municipality. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1962 at 67 years old in Oslo (multiple myeloma).
Charles Rigoulot
French weightlifter.
Born November 3rd, 1903 in Le Vésinet.
Died August 22nd, 1962 at 58 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Hugh Dalton
Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.
Herbert William Heinrich
American business writer.
Born October 6th, 1886 in Bennington, Pownal.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 75 years old
Patrick Hamilton
English writer (1904–1962).
Born March 17th, 1904 in Hassocks. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 58 years old in Sheringham (liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Emil Artin
Austrian mathematician (1898-1962).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1962 at 64 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Roscoe Ates
Actor, musician (1895-1962).
Born January 20th, 1895 in Mississippi.
Died March 1st, 1962 at 67 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Azer al-Amin
Bey of tunis (1881-1962).
Born September 4th, 1881 in Carthage. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1962 at 81 years old in Tunis. [ref]
H. Richard Niebuhr
American theologian (1894-1962).
Born September 3rd, 1894 in Wright City.
Died July 5th, 1962 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Jacques Ibert
French composer.
Born September 15th, 1890 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1962 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 429
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