In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Victor Moore
American stage and film actor (1876–1962).
Born February 24th, 1876 in Hammonton.
Died July 23rd, 1962 at 86 years old in East Islip (myocardial infarction).
Hugo Gutmann
German army officer.
Born November 19th, 1880 in Nuremberg.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 81 years old in United States.
Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover.
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]
Joseph Berchtold
Nazi officer, second commander of the ss (1897–1962).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Ingolstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
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]
Willie Best
Actor (1916-1962).
Born May 27th, 1916 in Sunflower.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 45 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Gabriele Münter
German painter (1877–1962).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1962 at 85 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Bruno Walter
German-born conductor, pianist, and composer (1876-1962).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Berlin.
Died February 17th, 1962 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 493
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut