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Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1962

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 1962. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • July 1 Purushottam Das Tandon

    Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1882)

  • July 1 Bidhan Chandra Roy

    Indian physician and politician, 2nd chief minister of west bengal (b. 1882)

  • July 6 William Faulkner

    LIT - American novelist and short story writer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1897)

  • July 6 Joseph August

    Archduke of austria (b. 1872)

  • July 6 Paul Boffa

    Maltese soldier and politician, 5th prime minister of malta (b. 1890)

  • July 6 William [Harrison] Faulkner

    At 64, a us writer (nobel 49) dies

  • July 6 Archduke Joseph August of Austria

    Austrian field marshal (born in 1872)

  • July 9 Georges Bataille

    French philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1897)

  • July 9 Louis A van Gasteren

    Willem van oranje, a dutch actor, dies at the age of 74

  • July 10 Yehuda Leib Maimon

    Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1875)

  • July 12 Roger Wolfe Kahn

    Roger Wolfe Kahn was a prominent American jazz bandleader and composer during the early 20th century. He led a successful dance band in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his innovative musical arrangements. Kahn was part of the vibrant jazz scene that defined the era's popular music.

  • July 16 Jan M Romein

    Historian (breaking of two ages).

  • July 20 George MacAulay Trevelyan

    At 86, english royal historian dies

  • Victor Moore
    July 24 Victor Moore

    At 86, comedian dies from a heart attack

  • July 25 Thibaudeau Rinfret

    Canadian lawyer and jurist, 9th chief justice of canada (b. 1879)

  • July 27 Richard Aldington

    English poet and author (d. 1962).

  • July 27 James H. Kindelberger

    American pilot and businessman (b. 1895)

  • July 27 Edward Godfrey Richard Aldington

    Novelist / biographer

  • July 29 Ronald Fisher

    Ronald Fisher was a British statistician and geneticist known for his contributions to statistics and evolutionary biology.

  • July 29 Leonardo De Lorenzo

    Italian-american flute player and educator (b. 1875)

  • July 30 Myron McCormick

    Actor (china girl jigsaw) dies from cancer at 54