In the year 1962
454 Notable deaths
Antoine Pevsner
Russian sculptor (1884-1962).
Born January 30th, 1888 in Klimavičy. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1962 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hu Zongnan
Taiwanese politician.
Born May 16th, 1896 in Zhenhai District.
Died February 14th, 1962 at 65 years old in Taipei.
Milan Vidmar
Slovenian chess player.
Born June 22nd, 1885 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Ferdinand Schaal
German general.
Born February 7th, 1889 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 73 years old in Baden-Baden.
Olga Preobrajenska
Prima ballerina and ballet teacher.
Born February 2nd, 1871 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1962 at 91 years old in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Luis Alberni
Actor (1886-1962).
Born October 4th, 1886 in Barcelona.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark
Danish princess (1914-1962).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 26th, 1962 at 47 years old in Copenhagen.
Alfred Bitini Xuma
President of the african national congress (1893-1962).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Transkei.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Shaaban Robert
Tanzanian writer.
Born January 1st, 1909 in Tanga. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 53 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]
Frederick Handley Page
British aerospace engineer.
Born November 15th, 1885 in Cheltenham.
Died April 21st, 1962 at 76 years old in Westminster.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 454
I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë