In the year 1962
452 Notable deaths
Peter Fechter
German bricklayer (1944-1962).
Born January 14th, 1944 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1962 at 18 years old in Checkpoint Charlie (ballistic trauma).
Joginder Singh Sahnan
Indian soldier, recipient of param vir chakra, born 1921.
Born September 26th, 1921 in Moga.
Died October 23rd, 1962 at 41 years old in Bum La Pass.
Natalia Goncharova
Russian-french artist (1881-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Tula Oblast. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1962 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hoot Gibson
American actor.
Born August 6th, 1892 in Tekamah. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Hans Lammers
German jurist, nazi politician, and head of the reich chancellery (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Lubliniec. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1962 at 82 years old in Düsseldorf.
Robinson Jeffers
American poet.
Born January 10th, 1887 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Therese Neumann
German mystic (1898-1962).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Konnersreuth. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1962 at 64 years old in Konnersreuth (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gabriele Münter
German painter (1877-1962).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1962 at 85 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee. [ref]
Ludwig Bemelmans
Author of madeline books (1939-1999).
Born April 27th, 1898 in Merano.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 452
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller