In the year 1962
454 Notable deaths
Alan L. Hart
American transmasculine writer and physician (1890-1962).
Born October 4th, 1890 in Halls Summit.
Died July 1st, 1962 at 71 years old (heart failure).
Frank Borzage
American film director and actor (1894-1962).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Princess Jelena of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian royal.
Born November 4th, 1884 in Rijeka.
Died October 16th, 1962 at 77 years old in Nice.
William Beebe
American ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, and explorer (1877-1962).
Born July 29th, 1877 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Arima.
Enrico Mattei
Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962).
Born April 29th, 1906 in Acqualagna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1962 at 56 years old in Bascapè (bomb, aircraft crash).
John Ireland
British composer and teacher of music.
Born August 13th, 1879 in Bowdon. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1962 at 82 years old in West Sussex. [ref]
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
British judge (1883-1962).
Born September 6th, 1883 in Ulverston.
Died February 10th, 1962 at 78 years old in Greater London.
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Archduke of austria (1872-1962).
Born August 9th, 1872 in Alcsútdoboz.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 89 years old in Straubing.
G. M. Trevelyan
Historian.
Born February 16th, 1876 in Welcombe Hotel. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1962 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese historical novelist (1892–1962).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1962 at 70 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 454
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran