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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1962

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

  • Salvatore Scoca
    May 1 Salvatore Scoca
  • Léon Ambard
    May 2 Léon Ambard
  • Julien Luchaire
    May 2 Julien Luchaire
  • Ernest Tyldesley
    May 5 Ernest Tyldesley

    English cricketer (d. 1962).

  • Valdus Lund
    May 9 Valdus Lund
  • Raimondo Van Riel
    May 9 Raimondo Van Riel
  • Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni
    May 9 Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni
  • Shunroku Hata
    May 10 Shunroku Hata
  • Franz Kline
    May 13 Franz Kline

    Prominent American abstract expressionist painter known for his powerful black and white gestural paintings that were influential in the...

  • Henry Trendley Dean
    May 13 Henry Trendley Dean

    American dentist (b. 1893).

  • Roberto Almagià
    May 13 Roberto Almagià
  • Burton Egbert Stevenson
    May 13 Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Florence Auer
    May 14 Florence Auer

    American screenwriter and actress (d. 1962).

  • Arsenij Grigor'evič Golovko
    May 17 Arsenij Grigor'evič Golovko
  • Kurt Kersten
    May 18 Kurt Kersten
  • Gabriele Münter
    May 19 Gabriele Münter

    German painter (d. 1962).

  • Antonio Cortella
    May 20 Antonio Cortella
  • Georges Marçais
    May 20 Georges Marçais
  • Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
    May 20 Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
  • Josef Uridil
    May 20 Josef Uridil
  • Gilbert P. Hamilton
    May 21 Gilbert P. Hamilton
  • Francesco Olgiati
    May 21 Francesco Olgiati
  • Guido Pesenti
    May 21 Guido Pesenti
  • Louis Coatalen
    May 23 Louis Coatalen

    French engineer (d. 1962).

  • Karl Rapp
    May 26 Karl Rapp
  • Natale Cirino
    May 29 Natale Cirino
  • Adolf Eichmann
    May 31 Adolf Eichmann

    A high-ranking Nazi SS officer who was a key architect of the Holocaust, responsible for organizing the systematic deportation and...

  • Henry F. Ashurst
    May 31 Henry F. Ashurst

    American lawyer and politician (b. 1874).