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In the year 1962
429 Notable deaths
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Former chief minister of west bengal, india.
Born July 1st, 1882 in Bankipore. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1962 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Michael Curtiz
American director (1886-1962).
Born December 24th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died April 10th, 1962 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (cancer). [ref]
Clara Blandick
American actress.
Born June 4th, 1880 in Victoria Harbour.
Died April 15th, 1962 at 81 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
C. Wright Mills
American sociologist.
Born August 28th, 1916 in Waco. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1962 at 45 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe Profaci
Italian mobster.
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Villabate.
Died June 7th, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Georgios Papanikolaou
Greek pathologist (1883-1962).
Died February 19th, 1962 at 78 years old in Miami.
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist.
Born January 28th, 1884 in Basel.
Died March 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Lausanne (myocardial infarction).
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Indian social reformer.
Born April 18th, 1858 in Dapoli.
Died November 9th, 1962 at 104 years old in Pune.
Shunroku Hata
Japanese general (1879-1962).
Born July 26th, 1879 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died May 10th, 1962 at 82 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Anderson
Usaf pilot, the only person killed by enemy fire during the cuban missile crisis (1927-1962).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Greenville.
Died October 27th, 1962 at 35 years old in Cuba (killed in action).
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