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Dead at age 62
1,260 Notable deaths
Božena Benešová
Czech poet, literature reviewer, publicist, publicist and bookwriter (1873–1936).
Born November 30th, 1873 in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1936 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Tatsuyoshi Miki
Japanese tennis player (1904–1967).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Takamatsu.
Died January 9th, 1967 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Russian chess player (1884–1947).
Born May 24th, 1884 in Vawkavysk, Vilkaviškis.
Died March 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Zdeněk Chalabala
Czech dirigent and musician (1899–1962).
Born April 18th, 1899 in Uherské Hradiště. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1962 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
François-Jules Pictet de la Rive
Swiss scientist, entomologist and paleontologist (1809-1872).
Born September 27th, 1809 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1872 at 62 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Bruno Rodzik
Footballer (1935-1998).
Born May 29th, 1935 in Giraumont.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 62 years old in Thionville.
Joseph Ashbrook
American astronomer (1918–1980).
Born April 4th, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died August 4th, 1980 at 62 years old
Danylo Zabolotny
Ukrainian and soviet epidemiologist, president of as of the ussr (1866–1929).
Born December 28th, 1866 in Zabolotne.
Died December 15th, 1929 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Božo Broketa
Croatian footballer (1922-1985).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Dubrovnik.
Died July 26th, 1985 at 62 years old in Dubrovnik.
Christiane Jaccottet
Swiss harpsichordist and musicologist (1937-1999).
Born May 18th, 1937 in Lausanne.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 62 years old in Rivaz.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson