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In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Aleksei Antonov
Soviet general (1896-1962).
Born September 27th, 1896 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Culbert Olson
American politician (1876–1962).
Born November 7th, 1876 in Fillmore.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert S. Woodworth
American psychologist & scholar (1869–1962).
Born October 17th, 1869 in Belchertown.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 92 years old in New York City.
E. Franklin Frazier
American sociologist and writer (1894–1962).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Baltimore.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Indalecio Prieto
Spanish socialist politician (1883-1962).
Born April 30th, 1883 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1962 at 78 years old in Mexico, Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valeska Suratt
American actress (1882-1962).
Born June 28th, 1882 in Owensville.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
English conductor and composer (1893-1962).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Camden Town. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1962 at 69 years old in Hillingdon. [ref]
Muhammad Yamin
Indonesian historian, poet, playwright and politician.
Born August 24th, 1903 in Sawahlunto.
Died October 17th, 1962 at 59 years old in Jakarta.
Candido Portinari
Brazilian painter (1903–1962).
Born December 29th, 1903 in Brodowski. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1962 at 58 years old in Rio de Janeiro (intoxication).
Émile Armand
French individualist anarchist (1872-1962).
Born March 26th, 1872 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1962 at 89 years old in Rouen. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 493
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