Dead at age 62
959 Notable deaths
Leopold Figl
Austrian politician, minister, chancellor (1902–1965).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Michelhausen.
Died May 19th, 1965 at 62 years old in Vienna (kidney cancer).
Bernardo Reyes
Mexican general.
Born August 30th, 1850 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1913 at 62 years old in Mexico City.
Hersch Lauterpacht
Polish-british judge, legal scholar.
Born August 16th, 1897 in Zhovkva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Nicola Romeo
Italian businessman (1876-1938).
Born April 28th, 1876 in Sant'Antimo.
Died August 15th, 1938 at 62 years old in Magreglio.
Oscar Hijuelos
Cuban-american writer.
Born August 24th, 1951 in Manhattan.
Died October 12th, 2013 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jay Miner
American electrical engineer.
Born May 31st, 1932 in Prescott.
Died June 20th, 1994 at 62 years old in Mountain View (kidney failure).
Sergei Bagapsh
Abkhazian politician (1949-2011).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Sukhumi.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 62 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Dewi Sartika
National hero of indonesia recipient (1884–1947).
Born December 4th, 1884 in Cicalengka.
Died September 11th, 1947 at 62 years old in Tasikmalaya.
Borislav Pekić
Serbian writer (1930–1992).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Podgorica.
Died July 2nd, 1992 at 62 years old in London (lung cancer).
Dave Meyers
American basketball player (1953-2015).
Born April 21st, 1953 in San Diego.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (cancer).
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