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Dead at age 62
10 Notable deaths
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb" (1904–1967).
Born April 22nd, 1904 in Manhattan.
Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (laryngeal cancer).
Farrah Fawcett
American actress (1947–2009).
Born February 2nd, 1947 in Corpus Christi. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2009 at 62 years old in Santa Monica (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died December 20th, 1996 at 62 years old in Seattle (pneumonia).
Elizabeth Montgomery
American actress (1933–1995).
Born April 15th, 1933 in Hollywood.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Sonny Bono
American entertainer, musician and politician (1935–1998).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Detroit.
Died January 5th, 1998 at 62 years old in Stateline (blunt trauma).
John Maynard Keynes
British economist (1883–1946).
Born June 5th, 1883 in Cambridge.
Died April 21st, 1946 at 62 years old in Firle (myocardial infarction).
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Terry Melcher
American record producer (1942–2004).
Born February 8th, 1942 in New York City.
Died November 19th, 2004 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma). [ref]
G. K. Chesterton
English author and christian apologist (1874–1936).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Kensington.
Died June 14th, 1936 at 62 years old in Beaconsfield (heart failure).
Abraham Maslow
American psychologist (1908–1970).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).
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