In the year 1962
456 Notable deaths
Pagu
Brazilian journalist and writer (1910-1962).
Born June 9th, 1910 in São João da Boa Vista. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1962 at 52 years old in Santos (cancer).
George Poage
American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Hannibal.
Died April 11th, 1962 at 81 years old in Chicago.
Edgar J. Goodspeed
American theologian and scholar of greek and the new testament (1871-1962).
Born October 23rd, 1871 in Quincy. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1962 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Vlasta Burian
Czech actor, comedian, theater manager, playwright, film director, writer and singer, cyclist, soccer player, publicist, entrepreneur, (1891-1962).
Born April 9th, 1891 in Liberec. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1962 at 70 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Aleksandr Pavlovich Antonov
Soviet actor.
Born February 13th, 1898 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1962 at 64 years old in Soviet Union.
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Spanish general and noble (1878-1962).
Born April 24th, 1878 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Tommy Milton
American racecar driver (1893-1962).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died July 10th, 1962 at 68 years old in Mount Clemens.
Hermann Muhs
German politician (1894-1962).
Born May 16th, 1894 in Jühnde.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 67 years old in Göttingen.
Pierre Benoît
French writer (1886-1962).
Born July 16th, 1886 in Albi. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1962 at 75 years old in Ciboure. [ref]
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist.
Born August 14th, 1930 in Atlas.
Died July 28th, 1962 at 31 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
Deaths 231 to 240 of 456
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot