Famous Deaths Happened In 1962

Jan 01 Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 in the year 1962.  

Jan 04 Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 in the year 1962.  

Jan 09 On this day in history leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68  

Jan 12 Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died in the year 1962.  

Jan 13 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62  

Jan 16 Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 in the year 1962.  

Jan 17 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1962 raymond Moulaert, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 19 In the year 1962 snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72  

Jan 20 Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 In the year 1962 tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62  

Jan 26 On this day in history charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65  

Jan 29 In the year 1962 fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86  

Jan 30 In the year 1962 death of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (b. 1894)  

Feb 03 On this day in history werner Bock, writer, dies  

Feb 05 On this day in history jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71  

Feb 07 Arthur Carr, cricketer (11 Tests for Eng 22-29), dies shovelling snow on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Vladimir Sokoloff, actor (Road to Morocco, Cloak & Dagger), dies at 72 in the year 1962.  

Feb 17 On this day in history bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85  

Feb 19 Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1962.  

Feb 20 On this day in history halliwell Hobbes, dies at 64  

Feb 25 Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81 in the year 1962.  

Feb 26 Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 in the year 1962.  

Feb 28 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 On this day in history roscoe Ates, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass), dies at 70  

Mar 02 On this day in history death of charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1866)  

Mar 04 In the year 1962 cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77  

Mar 05 Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 in the year 1962.  

Mar 06 In the year 1962 rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56  

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Jan 03 On this day in history birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)  

Jan 03 Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of ulrike Lang, writer  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of francesca Lia Block, American author  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)  

Jan 04 In the year 1962 birth of martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall)