Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1962

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 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

  • Nov. 2 Felice Lattuada

    Composer dies at age 80

  • Nov. 3 L. O. Wenckebach

    Dutch sculptor and painter (b. 1895)

  • Nov. 3 Harlow H Curtice

    General motors president (1953-1958), dies at the age of 69.

  • Nov. 7 Eleanor Roosevelt

    First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, and a prominent American politician, diplomat, and activist.

  • Nov. 9 Dhondo Keshav Karve

    Indian activist and academic (b. 1858)

  • Nov. 10 Julius Lenhart

    Austrian gymnast and engineer (b. 1875)

  • Nov. 11 Joseph Ruddy

    American swimmer and waterpolo player (d. 1962).

  • Nov. 11 Joseph Allen Jr

    Actor (all women have secrets) dies at 44

  • Nov. 12 Roque González Garza

    Mexican general and acting president (1915) (b. 1885)

  • Nov. 12 Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach

    Composer dies at 68

  • Nov. 12 Sid Tomack

    Actor (gillis life of riley, my friend irma) dies at 55

  • Nov. 14 Manuel Galvez

    Argentina writer / poet (hombres & soledad), dies at 80

  • Nov. 17 Arthur Vining Davis

    Ceo (alcoa 1910-1957), died in miami, florida at the age of 92.

  • Nov. 18 Niels Bohr

    Danish physicist, who made fundamental contributions to understanding the atomic structure and quantum mechanics. he was awarded the nobel prize in physics in physics in 1922. bohr was also an educator and philosopher.

  • Nov. 18 Niels Henrik David Bohr

    Nobel Prize laureate for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them

  • Nov. 19 Jean Abrial

    French naval officer who aided the british during the evacuation of dunkirk, 1940. he was the governor general of algeria 1940-41 and was made secretary of navy by laval 11/18/42. he was sentenced to ten years hard labor by the french high court in 1946 for his collaboration with nazis. died 1962.

  • Nov. 19 Grigol Robakidze

    Georgian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1880)

  • Nov. 20 Jasper McLevy

    Bridgeport, connecticut's socialist mayor dies.

  • Nov. 23 Gloria Gordon

    Actress (my friend irma), is killed at 81

  • Nov. 23 Herman J Friedericy

    Dutch author (last general), is killed at 62

  • Nov. 24 James J Kilroy

    At 60, kilroy, a tank inspector, dies.

  • Nov. 26 Albert Sarraut

    French lawyer and politician, 106th prime minister of france (b. 1872)

  • Nov. 27 August Lass

    Estonian footballer (b. 1903)

  • Nov. 28 K. C. Dey

    Indian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)

  • Nov. 28 Wilhelmina HPM

    Queen of the netherlands (1898-1948), is killed at 82

  • Nov. 28 Queen Mother

    Wilhelmina of the netherlands (born 1880).

  • Nov. 29 Rav Aaron Kotler

    Orthodox talmudic scholar, dies in lakewood, new jersey.