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In the year 1962
429 Notable deaths
Irene Lentz
American costume designer (1900-1962).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Baker.
Died November 15th, 1962 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Ahmad bin Yahya
Imam of yemen (1891-1962).
Born June 18th, 1891 in Sanaa.
Died September 19th, 1962 at 71 years old in Ta'izz.
Ricardo Rodríguez de la Vega
Mexican racing driver.
Born February 14th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died November 1st, 1962 at 20 years old in Mexico City.
Prince René of Parma
Seventh surviving son of robert i, duke of parma (1894-1962).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Schwarzau am Steinfeld.
Died July 30th, 1962 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.
Morris Louis
American painter (1912-1962).
Born November 28th, 1912 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1962 at 49 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Charles Galton Darwin
British physicist.
Born December 18th, 1887 in Cambridge.
Died December 31st, 1962 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Willis H. O'Brien
American animator.
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Oakland. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1962 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Dušan Simović
First prime minister of yugoslavia in exile (1882-1962).
Born October 28th, 1882 in Kragujevac.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Belgrade (disease).
Robert S. Woodworth
American psychologist & scholar.
Born October 17th, 1869 in Massachusetts.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 92 years old in New York City.
Louis Massignon
Islamic studies scholar.
Born July 25th, 1883 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1962 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore