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In the year 1962
429 Notable deaths
Dido Kvaternik
Croatian fascist (1910-1962).
Born March 29th, 1910 in Zagreb.
Died March 10th, 1962 at 51 years old in Río Cuarto (traffic collision).
Aida de Acosta
American aviator.
Born July 28th, 1884 in Elberon.
Died May 28th, 1962 at 77 years old in Bedford.
Carl Diem
German sports administrator (1882-1962).
Born June 24th, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died December 17th, 1962 at 80 years old in Cologne.
Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich
Dutch luitenant-admiraal of world war ii.
Born October 11th, 1886 in Semarang. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Silpa Bhirasri
Italian artist & professor.
Born September 15th, 1892 in Florence.
Died May 14th, 1962 at 69 years old in Siriraj Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Erich von Tschermak
Austrian geneticist (1871-1962).
Born November 15th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died October 11th, 1962 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Yos Sudarso
Mid-20th-century indonesian naval officer.
Born November 24th, 1925 in Salatiga.
Died January 15th, 1962 at 36 years old in Arafura Sea (killed in action).
Samuil Feinberg
Russian pianist and composer.
Born May 26th, 1890 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1962 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Luang Wichitwathakan
Thai historian and author.
Born August 11th, 1898 in Uthai Thani.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 63 years old in Bangkok.
Pyotr Dolgov
Air force colonel.
Born February 21st, 1920.
Died November 1st, 1962 at 42 years old in Volsk.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 429
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