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.