In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Charles Rigoulot
French weightlifter (1903–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1903 in Le Vésinet.
Died August 22nd, 1962 at 58 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Ananda Samarakoon
Sri lankan musician (1911–1962).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Colombo.
Died April 5th, 1962 at 51 years old
Lily Elsie
English stage and film actress (1886-1962).
Born April 8th, 1886 in Leeds, Armley.
Died December 16th, 1962 at 76 years old in London.
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.
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.
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.
Jacques Ibert
French composer.
Born September 15th, 1890 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1962 at 71 years old in Paris.
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
British judge (1883-1962).
Born September 6th, 1883 in Ulverston.
Died February 10th, 1962 at 78 years old in Greater London.
Poul Nielsen
Danish footballer (1891-1962).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1962 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Herbert William Heinrich
American business writer.
Born October 6th, 1886 in Bennington, Pownal.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 75 years old
Deaths 111 to 120 of 493
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner