Famous Deaths Happened In 1962

Jan 01 Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06 On this day in history jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57  

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

Jan 12 In the year 1962 death of ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42  

Jan 13 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 in the year 1962.  

Jan 15 Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.  

Jan 16 On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77  

Jan 17 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56 in the year 1962.  

Jan 18 On this day in history raymond Moulaert, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 19 Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1962.  

Jan 20 In the year 1962 robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75  

Jan 21 In the year 1962 andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76  

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

Jan 26 Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86 in the year 1962.  

Jan 30 Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (b. 1894) died in the year 1962.  

Feb 03 Werner Bock, writer, dies in the year 1962.  

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 On this day in history willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83  

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

Feb 17 Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Halliwell Hobbes, dies at 64 in the year 1962.  

Feb 25 On this day in history wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81  

Feb 26 In the year 1962 carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83  

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 Roscoe Ates, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 in the year 1962.  

Mar 05 Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1962.  

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Jan 03 Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born in the year 1962.  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1962 birth of francesca Lia Block, American author  

Jan 04 Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born on this day in history.  

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