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In the year 1962
429 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).
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]
Juan Belmonte
Spanish bullfighter.
Born April 14th, 1892 in Seville. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1962 at 69 years old in Utrera. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 429
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom