In the year 1962
456 Notable deaths
Bjørn Rasmussen
Danish footballer (1885-1962).
Born May 18th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1962 at 77 years old in Aarhus.
Edwin Argo
American equestrian.
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Clay County.
Died March 10th, 1962 at 66 years old in Shreveport.
Jorma Valkama
Finnish athletics competitor (1928-1962).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Vyborg.
Died December 11th, 1962 at 34 years old in Hollola (traffic collision).
Henry Bucknall
British rower.
Born July 4th, 1885 in Lisbon.
Died January 1st, 1962 at 76 years old in Dumfries.
Andre Roosevelt
American filmmaker, explorer, and rugby union player.
Born April 24th, 1879 in Paris.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 83 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Swedish count and equestrian (1879-1962).
Born August 20th, 1879 in Örebro Nikolai parish.
Died August 7th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Helmer Mörner
Equestrian.
Born May 8th, 1895 in Gothenburg.
Died January 5th, 1962 at 66 years old in Uppsala.
Simone Tanner-Chaumet
French peace activist.
Born November 8th, 1913 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1962 at 48 years old in Bouzareah.
Giovanni Panico
Italian cardinal and diplomat (1895-1962).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Tricase.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 67 years old in Tricase.
Leonid Solovyov
Soviet writer.
Born August 19th, 1906 in Tripoli.
Died April 9th, 1962 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 456
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X