List of persons deceased in 1962

This is a list of persons deceased in 1962 .

January [ edit ]
Hans Lammers January 4

Donald Lippincott January 9

György Orth On January 11

Salvatore "Lucky" Lucania On January 25

Fritz Kreisler January 29

January 1 [ edit ]

 * Diego Martínez Barrio (76), Spanish politician
 * Emile Cambier (80) Belgian politician
 * Theo Schildermans (28), Belgian cleric
 * Michel Vanduffel (40), Belgian cleric

January 3 [ edit ]

 * William Maurits de Brauw (85), Dutch lawyer
 * Gerard Tichelman (68) Dutch colonial Director

January 4 [ edit ]

 * Hans Lammers (72), German officer and Nazi

January 5 [ edit ]

 * Piet Keuning (79), Dutch writer and poet
 * Max Pohlenz (89), German historian

January 6 [ edit ]

 * Jaap Nanninga (57), Dutch artist

January 8 [ edit ]

 * Maximilian of Hohenberg (59), member of German nobility

January 9 [ edit ]

 * Antoine Jorissen (77), Belgian artist
 * Donald Lippincott (68), American athlete
 * Leroy Shield (68), American composer

January 10 [ edit ]

 * Edouard Descampe (73) Belgian politician

11 January [ edit ]

 * Kees van Moorsel (69), Dutch architect
 * György Orth (60), Hungarian footballer and football coach

January 12 [ edit ]

 * Miklos Szabados (50) Hungarian table tennis
 * George Henry Willcocks (62), British composer

January 15 [ edit ]

 * Arie Bos (69), Dutch billiard
 * Yos Sudarso (36), Indonesian military

17 January [ edit ]

 * Gerrit Achterberg (56), Dutch poet
 * Johanna van Buren (80), Dutch-speaking poet Twente

January 18 [ edit ]

 * Raymond Moulaert (86), Belgian composer

20 January [ edit ]

 * Owls Jan Berg (80), Dutch writer

January 21 [ edit ]

 * Georges Gimel (63), French painter
 * Henk Oosterhuis (68), Dutch trade union official and politician

January 25 [ edit ]

 * Jan Mathijs Peters (53), Dutch resistance fighter and politician

January 26 [ edit ]

 * Salvatore "Lucky" Lucania (64), Italian-American criminal

January 29 [ edit ]

 * Fritz Kreisler (86), Austrian violinist

January 31 [ edit ]

 * Dannie Heineman (89), American entrepreneur and philanthropist

February [ edit ]
Jacques Ibert February 5

Eduard von Steiger On February 10

Indalecio Prieto On February 12

Menen Asfaw On February 15

Bruno Walter On February 17

February 1 [ edit ]

 * Wilhelm Ohnesorge (89), German politician

February 2 [ edit ]

 * Charles Waternaux (76) Belgian political activist

February 4 [ edit ]

 * Nikolai Pavlovich Ivanov-Radkevitsj (57), Russian composer

February 5 [ edit ]

 * Gaetano Cicognani (80), Italian Cardinal
 * Jacques Ibert (71), French composer and conductor
 * Ricardo Lamote de Grignon y Ribas (72), Spanish composer

February 6 [ edit ]

 * Władysław Dziewulski (83), Polish astronomer and mathematician
 * Cândido Portinari (58), Brazilian painter

February 7 [ edit ]

 * Arne Oldberg (87), American composer

February 8 [ edit ]

 * Agnieta Gijswijt (88), Dutch painter and draftsman

February 9 [ edit ]

 * Eduard Polak (81), Dutch journalist and politician

February 10 [ edit ]

 * Norman Birkett (78), British judge
 * Herman Theodoor s'Jacob (78), Dutch landowner and operator
 * Eduard von Steiger (80), Swiss politician

February 12 [ edit ]

 * Indalecio Prieto (78), Spanish politician

February 13 [ edit ]

 * Eugène Debaise (56) Belgian politician

February 14 [ edit ]

 * David van Embden (86), Dutch politician
 * Jan Nooij (74), Dutch actor

February 15 [ edit ]

 * Menen Asfaw (70), Empress of Ethiopia
 * Aloisius Joseph Muench (72), American Cardinal

February 16 [ edit ]

 * Joseph Crouwel (76), Dutch architect

February 17 [ edit ]

 * Bruno Walter (85), German conductor

February 19 [ edit ]

 * Sophus Hansen (72), Danish footballer and football referee
 * Georgios Papanikolaou (78), Greek physician

February 20 [ edit ]

 * Mother Ida (85), Belgian cleric

February 23 [ edit ]

 * Raoul Defuisseaux (75) Belgian politician

February 24 [ edit ]

 * Jan De Clerck (80), Belgian painter
 * Gerrit Jan Rutgers (84), Dutch architect

February 27 [ edit ]

 * Herbert Fiedler (70), German-Dutch painter

March [ edit ]
Arthur Compton March 15

Wilhelm Blaschke March 17

Josef van Schaik March 23

Jean Goldkette March 24

Auguste Piccard March 24

March 2 [ edit ]

 * Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin (95), Belgian mathematician
 * Oscar F. Willing (72), American golfer

March 3 [ edit ]

 * Pierre Benoit (75), French journalist and writer

March 5 [ edit ]

 * Libero Liberati (35) Italian motorcycle racer
 * Cornelis Veth (82), Dutch artist and writer

March 6 [ edit ]

 * Diederik Enklaar (67), Dutch historian
 * Bud Taylor (58), U.S. boxer

March 7 [ edit ]

 * Jimmy Joy (59), American big band leader and musician

March 11 [ edit ]

 * Viacheslav Ragozin (53), Russian chess
 * Raoul Richard (76) Belgian politician

March 13 [ edit ]

 * Roels Francis (75), Dutch psychologist
 * Florent Ruyssinck Leonard (75), Belgian composer

March 14 [ edit ]

 * Jorge González von Marées (61), Chilean politician

March 15 [ edit ]

 * Arthur Compton (69), American physicist

March 17 [ edit ]

 * Wilhelm Blaschke (76), Austrian mathematician

March 20 [ edit ]

 * C. Wright Mills (45), American sociologist

March 21 [ edit ]

 * Daniel Mackay (84), Dutch mayor

March 22 [ edit ]

 * Michael English (76), Belgian priest and historian

March 23 [ edit ]

 * Josef van Schaik (80), Dutch politician

March 24 [ edit ]

 * Jean Goldkette (69), American pianist and bandleader
 * Auguste Piccard (78), Swiss physicist

March 25 [ edit ]

 * Joop Carp (65), Dutch sailor
 * Libero Liberati (35) Italian motorcycle racer

March 26 [ edit ]

 * Cyrillus Kreek (72) Estonian composer

March 27 [ edit ]

 * Jan Albertus Rispoli (72), Dutch writer

March 28 [ edit ]

 * David Wijnveldt (77), Dutch footballer

March 31 [ edit ]

 * Marcello Dudovich (83), Italian graphic artist

April [ edit ]
Dolf Joekes April 1

Balthild of Schaumburg-Lippe April 6

Juan Belmonte April 8

PH Ritter jr. April 13

Louise Fazenda On April 17

April 1 [ edit ]

 * Michel de Gholderode (63), Belgian writer
 * Dolf Joekes (76), Dutch politician

April 2 [ edit ]

 * Dieudonné Martens (55) Belgian politician

April 3 [ edit ]

 * Ernst Grünfeld (68), Austrian chess
 * Benny Paret (25), Cuban boxer
 * SH de Roos (84), Dutch type designer

April 5 [ edit ]

 * Jan Timmermans (61) Belgian politician

April 6 [ edit ]

 * Balthild of Schaumburg-Lippe (88), member of German nobility

April 8 [ edit ]

 * Juan Belmonte (69), Spanish bullfighter

April 10 [ edit ]

 * Michael Curtiz (75), Hungarian-American film director
 * Lucienne Delyle (44), French singer
 * Stuart Sutcliffe (21), British bass guitarist

April 12 [ edit ]

 * Ron Flockhart (38), British racing driver
 * Antoine Pevsner (78), Russian-French artist

April 13 [ edit ]

 * Eugeen Knight (68), Belgian poet
 * Renzo Morigi (67), Italian marksman
 * Hermann Muhs (67), German politician
 * PH Ritter jr. (79), Dutch literary

April 15 [ edit ]

 * Arsenio Lacson (50), Filipino politician

April 17 [ edit ]

 * Louise Fazenda (66), American actress
 * Jules Mérenne (75) Belgian politician
 * Henricus Tromp (84), Dutch rower

April 18 [ edit ]

 * Oscar van Rappard (66), Dutch athlete

April 20 [ edit ]

 * Nico van der Veen (45), Dutch politician

April 22 [ edit ]

 * Paul Frankl (84), German art historian
 * Gerard Stubenrouch (44), Dutch politician

April 25 [ edit ]

 * Fred Frame (67), American race car driver

April 26 [ edit ]

 * Alexandrine Louise of Denmark (47), member of Danish nobility

April 27 [ edit ]

 * Willem Karel Dicke (57), Dutch physician

April 28 [ edit ]

 * Gianna Beretta Molla (39), Italian saint

April 29 [ edit ]

 * Hajime Tanabe (77), Japanese philosopher

May [ edit ]
Hans Luther May 11

Assar Gabrielsson May 28

Adolf Eichmann May 31

May 1 [ edit ]

 * Ilian the Casa-Fuerte (79), Spanish writer
 * Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa (69), Mongolian politician

May 7 [ edit ]

 * Ladislav Mráz (38) Czechoslovakian opera singer

May 11 [ edit ]

 * Hans Luther (83), German politician
 * René Gockinga (68), Dutch artist

May 12 [ edit ]

 * Jan Gerrit Jordens (79), Dutch artist
 * Pedro Pablo Ramírez (78), President of Argentina

May 13 [ edit ]

 * Franz Kline (51), American painter

May 14 [ edit ]

 * Silpa Bhirasri (69), Thai artist
 * Urbain Muyldermans (78) Belgian politician

May 17 [ edit ]

 * Cor Reisma (59), Dutch artist

May 19 [ edit ]

 * Gabriele Münter (85), German painter

May 20 [ edit ]

 * Josef Uridil (66), Austrian footballer

May 23 [ edit ]

 * Rubén Jaramillo (62), Mexican politician

May 25 [ edit ]

 * Júlio Dantas (86), Portuguese playwright and politician

May 27 [ edit ]

 * PRW of Gesseler Verschuir (79), Dutch colonial Director
 * Egon Petri (81), Dutch pianist

May 28 [ edit ]

 * Assar Gabrielsson (70), Swedish entrepreneur

May 31 [ edit ]

 * Henry F. Ashurst (87), American politician
 * Adolf Eichmann (56), German war criminal

June [ edit ]
Vita Sackville-West June 1

Abba Ahimeir June 6

Alfred Cortot June 15

Anatoly Marienhof June 24

Lucile Watson June 24

June 2 [ edit ]

 * Tjeerd Krol (73), Dutch politician
 * Vita Sackville-West (70), British writer
 * Fran Saleški Finžgar (91), Slovenian writer and poet
 * Dennis Taylor (40), British racing driver

June 6 [ edit ]

 * Abba Ahimeir (64), Israeli historian and journalist
 * Yves Klein (34), French painter
 * Tom Phillis (31), Australian motorcycle racer

June 7 [ edit ]

 * Louis George (77), Belgian politician
 * Duco Gerold Rengers Hora Siccama (85) Dutch law scientist

June 8 [ edit ]

 * Gottlieb Duttweiler (73), Swiss politician and entrepreneur

June 11 [ edit ]

 * Gatot Soebroto (58), Indonesian military leader

June 12 [ edit ]

 * John Ireland (82), British composer
 * Theo Quotes (61), Dutch politician

June 13 [ edit ]

 * Romain De Vidts (71) Belgian mayor
 * Eugene Aynsley Goossens (69), British composer and conductor

June 15 [ edit ]

 * Alfred Cortot (84), Swiss pianist and conductor

June 18 [ edit ]

 * Emmanuel De Winde (91) Belgian politician
 * Joseph Endepols (85), Dutch Neerlandicus

June 19 [ edit ]

 * Frank Borzage (69), American film director

June 20 [ edit ]

 * Juan Enrique Irausquin (57), Dutch Antilles politician

June 21 [ edit ]

 * Sjaak de Koning (77), Dutch skater

June 22 [ edit ]

 * Ludzer Eringa (60), Dutch actor
 * Herbert William Heinrich (81), American engineer and safety expert

June 24 [ edit ]

 * Johan Brautigam (84), Dutch trade union official and politician
 * Anatoly Marienhof (64), Russian writer and poet
 * Lucile Watson (83), Canadian-American actress

June 26 [ edit ]

 * Daniel the Blocq Scheltinga (58), Dutch politician

June 27 [ edit ]

 * Maria Dermoût (74), Dutch writer

June 30 [ edit ]

 * Helene Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (74), member Danish royal

July [ edit ]
William Faulkner July 6

Louis Gasteren July 9

Ronald Fisher July 19

Raquel Meller July 26

Leonardo De Lorenzo July 29

July 1 [ edit ]

 * Max O. Lorenz (81), American economist and statistician

July 2 [ edit ]

 * Peter Ryan (22), Canadian racing driver

July 5 [ edit ]

 * H. Richard Niebuhr (67), American theologian

July 6 [ edit ]

 * Paul Boffa (72), Maltese politician
 * William Faulkner (64), American writer

July 7 [ edit ]

 * Giovanni Panico (67), Italian Cardinal
 * Anna Scharffenberg (85), Norwegian concert singer
 * Talduwe Somarama (46) Ceylonese monk and murderer

July 9 [ edit ]

 * Georges Bataille (64), French writer and philosopher
 * Louis Augustaaf of Gasteren (74), Dutch actor

July 10 [ edit ]

 * Tommy Milton (68), American race car driver
 * Leopold Abraham Ries (69), Dutch top official

July 13 [ edit ]

 * Rene Desmedt (73) Belgian politician

July 14 [ edit ]

 * Ernest Coeckelbergh (73) Belgian politician

July 16 [ edit ]

 * Jan Romein (68), Dutch historian

July 18 [ edit ]

 * Eugene Houdry (70), French inventor

July 19 [ edit ]

 * Ronald Fisher (72), British statistician, geneticist and evolutionary biologist

July 20 [ edit ]

 * André Renard (51), Belgian trade union official
 * AH Sonneveld (77), Dutch entrepreneur

July 21 [ edit ]

 * GM Trevelyan (86), British historian

July 22 [ edit ]

 * Victor Bourgeois (64), Belgian architect

July 25 [ edit ]

 * Finn Grüner-Hegge (67), Norwegian violinist

July 26 [ edit ]

 * Raquel Meller (74), Spanish singer
 * George Preca (82) Maltese cleric

July 27 [ edit ]

 * Richard Aldington (70), British writer

July 28 [ edit ]

 * Ary Henri Wamelen (77), Dutch architect

July 29 [ edit ]

 * Gabriel Acacius Coussa (64), Syrian cardinal
 * Leonardo De Lorenzo (86), Italian flutist and composer

July 30 [ edit ]

 * René of Bourbon-Parma (67), member Danish royal
 * Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (80), Dutch entrepreneur

August [ edit ]
Marilyn Monroe August 5

Hermann Hesse August 9

Rudolf Alexander Schröder August 22

August 1 [ edit ]

 * Laurent De Wilde (85) Belgian politician
 * Carolus Poma (80) Belgian politician

August 2 [ edit ]

 * Johannes van Hoolwerff (84), Dutch sailor

August 5 [ edit ]

 * Marilyn Monroe (36), U.S. actress
 * Charles Roelofsz (65), Dutch artist

August 7 [ edit ]

 * Filip De Pillecyn (71), Belgian writer

August 9 [ edit ]

 * Hermann Hesse (85), Swiss writer and poet
 * Poul Nielsen (70), Danish footballer
 * Paul Van Steenberge (78), Belgian entrepreneur and politician

August 11 [ edit ]

 * Geert Western (63), Dutch resistance fighter

August 14 [ edit ]

 * Axel Leonard Melander (84), American entomologist
 * June Richmond (47), American singer

August 15 [ edit ]

 * Lei Feng (21), Chinese military
 * Bob McIntyre (33), British motorcycle racer
 * Harry White (64), American jazz musician

August 16 [ edit ]

 * Jan Rutten (82) Belgian politician

August 19 [ edit ]

 * Jean Lucienbonnet (39), French race car driver

August 22 [ edit ]

 * Rudolf Alexander Schröder (84), German poet

August 24 [ edit ]

 * Louis Henry le Fèvre de Montigny (56) Dutch military and football manager
 * Gilbert Mullie (86), Belgian politician
 * Shorty Templeman (43), American race car driver

August 28 [ edit ]

 * Georgina de Albuquerque (77), Brazilian painter

August 30 [ edit ]

 * Raymond Becquevort (75) Belgian politician
 * Carl Kratz (68), Dutch water polo player

August 31 [ edit ]

 * Jan Goderie (50), Dutch journalist
 * Frank Salisbury (87), British painter and glass artist

September [ edit ]
EE Cummings September 5

Joseph Rock September 5

Therese Neumann September 18

Conrad Helfrich September 20

Curley Weaver September 20

Félix Goethals September 24

Anne de Borman September 30

September 1 [ edit ]

 * AR Mauve (85), Dutch painter

September 3 [ edit ]

 * EE Cummings (67), American poet and writer
 * Joseph Gilis (53) Belgian politician
 * Maurice Mignon (80), French literary scholar

September 5 [ edit ]

 * Joseph Rock (78), American explorer and botanist

September 6 [ edit ]

 * Hanns Eisler (64), German composer

September 7 [ edit ]

 * Karen Blixen (77), Danish writer
 * Graham Walker (66), British motorcycle racer and journalist

September 8 [ edit ]

 * Frederick William Breman (73), Dutch musicologist

September 9 [ edit ]

 * Paavo Aaltonen (42), Finnish gymnast

September 10 [ edit ]

 * Johan Feltkamp (66), Dutch flutist
 * Rudolf Petersen (83), German politician

September 11 [ edit ]

 * Vladimir Artemjev (77), Russian rocket engineer

September 12 [ edit ]

 * Cornelis den Held (79), Dutch athlete
 * Tjeerd Hylkema (74), Dutch minister
 * Frits van de Wetering (66), Dutch politician

September 13 [ edit ]

 * Ulysse Hanotte (61) Belgian politician

September 14 [ edit ]

 * Joseph Chalmet (65) Belgian politician
 * Georges Pernot (82), French politician

September 15 [ edit ]

 * Joseph Weidmann (62), Dutch missionary

September 16 [ edit ]

 * Bertus Zuurbier (82), Dutch politician

September 18 [ edit ]

 * Therese Neumann (64), German visionary
 * Yet François (81), Belgian politician

September 20 [ edit ]

 * Conrad Helfrich (75) Dutch military leader
 * Georg Warnecke (79), German courts and entomologist
 * Curley Weaver (56), American guitarist

September 21 [ edit ]

 * Jan van der Bilt (86), Dutch astronomer
 * Princess Marie Bonaparte (80), French psychoanalyst, member French nobility

September 22 [ edit ]

 * Emmanuel Kazakevitsj (49), Soviet Russian writer

September 23 [ edit ]

 * Herbert Annesley Packer (67), British soldier

September 24 [ edit ]

 * Félix Goethals (71), French cyclist
 * Bjørn Rasmussen (77), Danish footballer

September 25 [ edit ]

 * William Frederick Charles Gouwe (64), Dutch physician
 * Thomas Ohm (69), German theologian

September 26 [ edit ]

 * Elise Menage Challa (71), Dutch singer

September 28 [ edit ]

 * Knud Kristensen (81), Danish politician
 * Orobio Max de Castro (75), Dutch cellist

September 29 [ edit ]

 * Daniel Bernard (48), Dutch war criminal
 * Gerardus van Koeverden (80), Dutch politician
 * Herman Sjouwerman (66), Dutch boxer, wrestler and weightlifter

September 30 [ edit ]

 * Anne de Borman (81), Belgian tennis star
 * Daan de Jongh (41), Dutch footballer and football coach

October [ edit ]
Maurits Dekker October 7

Milan Vidmar October 9

Trygve Gulbranssen Oct. 10

Gaston Bachelard Oct. 16

Natalia Goncharova Oct. 17

October 1 [ edit ]

 * Ludwig Bemelmans (64), Austrian writer

October 2 [ edit ]

 * Frank Lovejoy (50), American actor

October 3 [ edit ]

 * Victor Sonnemans (87), Belgian water polo player

October 5 [ edit ]

 * Rasmus Rasmussen (91), Faroese politician and writer

October 6 [ edit ]

 * Tod Browning (82), American film director

October 7 [ edit ]

 * Maurits Dekker (66), Dutch writer
 * Henri Oreiller (36), French skier and racing driver

October 8 [ edit ]

 * Solomon Linda (53), South African singer and musician

October 9 [ edit ]

 * Gross Mastelli (83), Italian composer
 * Milan Vidmar (77), Slovenian chess

October 10 [ edit ]

 * Trygve Gulbranssen (68), Norwegian writer

October 11 [ edit ]

 * Erich von Tschermak (90), Austrian geneticist and agronomist

October 14 [ edit ]

 * Jacques Majorelle (76), French painter

October 16 [ edit ]

 * Gaston Bachelard (78), French philosopher and writer
 * Princess Helen of Serbia (77), member of Serbian royal family
 * Anna Singer-Brugh (83), American philanthropist

October 17 [ edit ]

 * Natalia Goncharova (81), Russian painter
 * János Wenk (78), Hungarian water polo player

October 18 [ edit ]

 * B.C.P. Jansen (78), Dutch biochemist

October 20 [ edit ]

 * Betty Holtrop-van Gelder (95), Dutch actress and writer

October 21 [ edit ]

 * Gerard Adolf Boon (80), Dutch politician

October 22 [ edit ]

 * Paul Armagnac (38), French race car driver
 * Leon Chappelear (53), American singer, guitarist and bandleader
 * Dirk Roosenburg (75), Dutch architect

October 24 [ edit ]

 * Lodie Voûte (58) Dutch resistance fighter and diplomat

October 25 [ edit ]

 * Alfred Bert Grade (82) Belgian politician

October 26 [ edit ]

 * Louise Beavers (60), U.S. actress
 * Peter Landsberg (71), Dutch engineering

October 28 [ edit ]

 * Joseph Vandevelde (82) Belgian politician

October 31 [ edit ]

 * Thomas Holenstein (66), Swiss politician

November [ edit ]
Eleanor Roosevelt November 7

Jack Reynolds November 8

Niels Bohr Nov. 18

Rene Coty Nov. 22

Queen Wilhelmina Nov. 28

November 1 [ edit ]

 * Ricardo Rodríguez (20), Mexican racing driver

November 3 [ edit ]

 * Antonius van Loon (74), Dutch rope puller
 * Jan Tulleken (78), Dutch cyclist
 * Oswald Wenckebach (67), Dutch sculptor and painter

November 7 [ edit ]

 * Eleanor Roosevelt (78), American first lady

November 8 [ edit ]

 * Willis O'Brien (76), American animator
 * Jack Reynolds (81), English football

November 11 [ edit ]

 * Christiaan Johannes Addicks (91), Dutch artist
 * Pieter Gerbrands (53), Dutch athlete
 * Joe Ruddy (84), American water polo player

November 12 [ edit ]

 * Roque González Garza (77), Mexican politician

November 16 [ edit ]

 * Jean-Gabriel Domergue (73), French painter

November 17 [ edit ]

 * Stanisław Mielech (68), Polish footballer

November 18 [ edit ]

 * Niels Bohr (77), Danish physicist

November 19 [ edit ]

 * Jan Steffen Bartstra (75), Dutch historian
 * Gosling Mol (52), Dutch composer
 * Edy Reinalter (41), Swiss skier

November 20 [ edit ]

 * Piet Elling (65), Dutch architect

November 21 [ edit ]

 * Karl Mosheimer (67), Austrian composer

November 22 [ edit ]

 * Rene Coty (80), French politician
 * Cornelia Serrurier (82), Dutch writer

November 23 [ edit ]

 * Louis Bourguignon (78) Belgian politician
 * Han Friedericy (62), Dutch writer

November 24 [ edit ]

 * Cyril Smith (43), British motorcycle racer
 * Jan van der Wiel (80), Dutch fencer

November 27 [ edit ]

 * August Lass (59), Estonian footballer

November 28 [ edit ]

 * Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (82), Queen of Netherlands

November 29 [ edit ]

 * Sergei Alexandrovich Goloenski (67), Russian court
 * Erik Scavenius (85), Danish politician

November 30 [ edit ]

 * Ossip Bernstein (80), Ukrainian-French chess
 * Max Vasmer (76), German linguist

December [ Edit ]
Charles Laughton December 15

Thomas Mitchell Dec. 17

Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart Dec. 19

Emil Artin Dec. 20

Wilhelm Ackermann December 22

December 1 [ edit ]

 * Gaston Blanquart (85), French flutist

December 3 [ edit ]

 * Kees Slot (53), Dutch footballer

December 5 [ edit ]

 * Alsing Andersen (69), Danish politician
 * Albert Moulin (70) Belgian politician

December 7 [ edit ]

 * Kirsten Flagstad (67), Norwegian opera singer

December 8 [ edit ]

 * Josephus Desiderius Cautaerts (74) Belgian church bailiff

December 11 [ edit ]

 * Koos Timmermans (89), Dutch footballer

December 12 [ edit ]

 * David Bueno de Mesquita (73), Dutch artist
 * Arie Jan Schouwenaar (50), Dutch politician

December 13 [ edit ]

 * Harry Barris (57), American jazz composer
 * John HD Cunningham (77), British soldier
 * Georges Caluwé (73), Belgian radio presenter

December 15 [ edit ]

 * Charles Laughton (63), British actor and director

December 17 [ edit ]

 * Thomas Mitchell (70), American actor

December 19 [ edit ]

 * Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (83), French military
 * Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (63), German painter

December 20 [ edit ]

 * Emil Artin (64), Austrian mathematician
 * Gertrud of Austria (62), member of Austrian nobility

December 21 [ edit ]

 * Gary Hocking (25), Zimbabwean motor racing driver
 * Francois Tielemans (56) Belgian politician

December 24 [ edit ]

 * Wilhelm Ackermann (66), German mathematician
 * Donald Edward John MacLeod (91), Dutch soldier and medic

December 25 [ edit ]

 * Gustaaf Gabriel (86), Belgian politician and journalist

December 27 [ edit ]

 * Arthur Maertens (70), Belgian cyclist

December 30 [ edit ]

 * Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (89), American philosopher and historian

December 31 [ edit ]

 * Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs (84) Belgian bishop
 * Jan Maas (62), Dutch sailor