In the year 1962
462 Notable deaths
Rudolf Anderson
Usaf pilot, the only person killed by enemy fire during the cuban missile crisis (1927-1962).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Spartanburg.
Died October 27th, 1962 at 35 years old in Cuba (killed in action).
Gianna Beretta Molla
Italian saint (1922-1962).
Born October 4th, 1922 in Magenta.
Died April 28th, 1962 at 39 years old in Monza (peritonitis).
Lei Feng
Chinese soldier and communist icon.
Born December 18th, 1940 in Wangcheng District.
Died August 15th, 1962 at 21 years old in Anshan (China) (traffic collision).
Fritz Kreisler
Austrian violinist and composer.
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in New York City, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. [ref]
A.K. Fazlul Huq
Bengali-pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Barishal.
Died April 27th, 1962 at 88 years old in Dhaka.
Menen Asfaw
Ethiopian empress consort (1891-1962).
Born April 3rd, 1891 in Ethiopian Empire.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 70 years old in Addis Ababa.
Benny Paret
Cuban boxer.
Born March 14th, 1937 in Santa Clara.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 25 years old in New York City.
Louise Beavers
Actress (1902-1962).
Born March 8th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died October 26th, 1962 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ossip Bernstein
Ukrainian-french chess player.
Born September 20th, 1882 in Zhytomyr.
Died November 30th, 1962 at 80 years old in Saint-Arroman.
Prince Maximilian, 1st Duke of Hohenberg
Austrian noble (1902–1962).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died January 8th, 1962 at 59 years old in Vienna.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner