Famous People Who Died In 1962
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1962. This list includes people like Marilyn Monroe, Adolf Eichmann, Lucky Luciano, Eleanor Roosevelt, William Faulkner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, composers and artists who died in 1962. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Marilyn Monroe(American Actress Who Became One of the Most Popular Sex Symbols of the 1950s and Early 1960s)
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: August 4
Birthdate: October 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 7
3
Niels Bohr(Danish Physicist Who Made Foundational Contributions to Understanding Atomic Structure and Quantum Theory)
Birthdate: October 7, 1885
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 18
4
William Faulkner(Regarded as One of the Most Significant American Writers of All Time)
Birthdate: September 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Albany, Mississippi, United States
Died: July 6
Birthdate: July 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Died: December 15
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Hermann Hesse(Poet, Novelist & Painter Who Won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: July 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calw, Germany
Died: August 9
Birthdate: October 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3
8
Stuart Sutcliffe
(Scottish Musician Best Remembered for His Association with the Popular Rock Band 'The Beatles')
Birthdate: June 23, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: April 10
Birthdate: January 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 13
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: September 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Muddenahalli, Chikballapur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)
Died: April 14
11
Karen Blixen(Danish Writer Best Known for Her Works: 'Out of Africa' and 'Seven Gothic Tales')
Birthdate: April 17, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rungsted, Denmark
Died: September 7
Birthdate: August 31, 1880
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: November 28
13
Georgios Papanikolaou
(Physician, Oncologist)
Birthdate: May 13, 1883
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kymi
Died: February 19
Birthdate: March 21, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 19
15
Benny Paret
(Cuban Welterweight Boxer)
Birthdate: March 14, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa Clara, Cuba
Died: April 3
16
Tod Browning
(American Film Director, Actor and Screenwriter)
Birthdate: July 12, 1880
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 6
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 10, 1892
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wooster, Ohio, USA
Died: March 15
Birthdate: July 1, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bankipore
Died: July 1
19
Fritz Kreisler
(One of the Greatest Violinists of All Time - Known for His Sweet Tone and Expressive Phrasing)
Birthdate: February 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 29
Birthdate: September 10, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Billom, France
Died: July 9
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: February 17, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Finchley, London, England
Died: July 29
Birthdate: December 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 10
23
Solomon Linda
(Former musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song)
Birthdate: 1909 AD
Birthplace: Pomeroy, South Africa
Died: September 8
Birthdate: April 18, 1858
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ratnagiri
Died: November 9
25
Gianna Beretta Molla
(Italian Roman Catholic Pediatrician)
Birthdate: October 4, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Magenta, Italy
Died: April 28
Birthdate: August 15, 1883
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vrpolje
Died: January 15
27
Gabriele Münter
(German Expressionist Painter)
Birthdate: February 19, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 19
28
Princess Marie Bonaparte
(Author)
Birthdate: July 2, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Cloud, French Third Republic
Died: September 21
29
Mary Gilmore
(Journalist, Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: August 16, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Goulburn
Died: December 3
30
Franz Kline
(Abstract Expressionist Artist)
Birthdate: May 23, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 13
31
Mickey Cochrane
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: April 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 28
32
Natalya Goncharova
(Russian artist)
Birthdate: June 3, 1881
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nagayevo, Russia
Died: October 17
33
Alfred Cortot
(French Pianist and Conductor Known for His Piano Trio with Violinist 'Jacques Thibaud' and Cellist 'Pablo Casals')
Birthdate: September 26, 1877
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nyon, Switzerland
Died: June 15
34
Roscoe Ates
(Actor, Singer)
Birthdate: January 20, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grange, Mississippi, United States
Died: March 1
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: February 29, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Green Cove Springs
Died: March 26
Birthdate: March 14, 1887
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: October 5
Birthdate: December 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jodhpur
Died: November 18
38
Hu Shih
(Diplomat, Professor, Journalist)
Birthdate: December 17, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai
Died: February 24
Birthdate: October 4, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coffey County, Kansas, United States
Died: July 1
Birthdate: March 17, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hasocks, England
Died: September 23
41
Frank Hurley
(Explorer, Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist)
Birthdate: October 15, 1885
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glebe
Died: February 16
42
Robert S. Woodworth
(Psychologist)
Birthdate: October 17, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 4
43
William Beebe
(US Explorer and Ornithologist Who Co-Discovered the Bathysphere)
Birthdate: July 29, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 4
Birthdate: April 23, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died: June 19
45
John Ireland
(composer, music educator, film score composer)
Birthdate: August 13, 1879
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bowdon
Died: June 12
46
Juan Belmonte
(Bullfighter)
Birthdate: April 14, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: April 8
47
Princess Helen of Serbia
(Princess)
Birthdate: November 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cetinje, Montenegro
Died: October 16
48
Menen Asfaw
(Empress consort of Ethiopia (1930 - 1962))
Birthdate: April 3, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wollo, Ethiopian Empire
Died: February 15
49
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
(Judge, Politician, Lawyer, Barrister)
Birthdate: September 6, 1883
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ulverston
Died: February 10
Birthdate: August 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 5
