In the year 1962
493 Notable deaths
Mary Gilmore
Australian poet.
Born August 16th, 1885 in Goulburn. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
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]
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).
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian actor (1889–1962).
Born December 26th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in West Hollywood (stroke).
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.
Alfred Cortot
Franco-swiss pianist and conductor.
Born September 26th, 1877 in Nyon.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 84 years old in Lausanne.
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]
Princess Jelena of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian royal (1884–1962).
Born November 4th, 1884 in Cetinje.
Died October 16th, 1962 at 77 years old in Nice.
Hugh Dalton
Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.
Marie Bonaparte
French author and psychoanalyst (1882-1962).
Born July 2nd, 1882 in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1962 at 80 years old in Gassin (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 493
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett