In the year 1962
456 Notable deaths
Aloisius Joseph Muench
Catholic cardinal (1889-1962).
Born February 18th, 1889 in Milwaukee.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Rome.
Charles Day
American rower (1914–1962).
Born October 19th, 1914 in Colville.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 47 years old in Seattle (lung cancer).
Cyrillus Kreek
Estonian composer.
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Saanika. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1962 at 72 years old in Haapsalu.
Viacheslav Ragozin
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born October 8th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1962 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Roque González Garza
President of mexico (1885-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Saltillo.
Died November 12th, 1962 at 77 years old in Mexico City.
Mogens Wieth
Danish actor.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 10th, 1962 at 42 years old in London.
Iuliu Baratky
Romanian footballer (1910-1962).
Born May 14th, 1910 in Oradea.
Died April 14th, 1962 at 51 years old in Bucharest.
Harmodio Arias Madrid
President of panama (1886-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Penonomé, Coclé.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Miami. [ref]
William Ernest Castle
American geneticist (1867–1962).
Born October 25th, 1867 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1962 at 94 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Trygve Gulbranssen
Norwegian novelist, businessman and journalist.
Born June 15th, 1894 in Christiania. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1962 at 68 years old in Eidsberg. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 456
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett