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In the year 1962
454 Notable deaths
Eugène Freyssinet
French structural engineer.
Born July 13th, 1879 in Objat. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1962 at 82 years old in Saint-Martin-Vésubie. [ref]
Faris al-Khoury
Syrian politician (1877-1962).
Born November 20th, 1877 in Beirut Vilayet.
Died January 2nd, 1962 at 84 years old in Damascus.
Will H. Bradley
American artist.
Born July 10th, 1868 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1962 at 93 years old in La Mesa. [ref]
Egon Petri
Dutch musician (1881-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Hanover. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1962 at 81 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Ukichiro Nakaya
Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962).
Died April 11th, 1962 at 61 years old in Tokyo (prostate cancer).
Max Vasmer
Russian-german linguist (1886-1962).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 30th, 1962 at 76 years old in West Berlin.
Jack Reynolds
English footballer (1881-1962).
Born September 23rd, 1881 in Manchester.
Died November 8th, 1962 at 81 years old in Amsterdam.
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
British poet (1878–1962).
Born October 2nd, 1878 in Hexham.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 83 years old in Virginia Water.
James Edward Barton
American actor (1890-1962).
Born November 1st, 1890 in Gloucester City.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 71 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Gottlieb Duttweiler
Swiss businessman (1888-1962).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Zürich.
Died June 8th, 1962 at 73 years old in Rüschlikon.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 454
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