In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962).
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis.
Willis H. O'Brien
American animator (1886–1962).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Oakland.
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).
Hans von Salmuth
German general (1888-1962).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Metz.
Died January 1st, 1962 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.
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.
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]
Charles Galton Darwin
British physicist (1887–1962).
Born December 18th, 1887 in Cambridge.
Died December 31st, 1962 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
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]
Karl Llewellyn
American legal scholar.
Born May 22nd, 1893 in Seattle.
Died February 13th, 1962 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Sao Shwe Thaik
First president of burma and last saopha of yawnghwe.
Born October 16th, 1896 in Yawnghwe.
Died November 21st, 1962 at 66 years old in Yangon.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 493
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown