Dead at age 62
1,260 Notable deaths
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1st general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Nawa District.
Died October 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Kabul (asphyxia). [ref]
Philip Kerr
British novelist (1956–2018).
Born February 22nd, 1956 in United Kingdom, Edinburgh.
Died March 23rd, 2018 at 62 years old in London (bladder cancer).
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader (1881-1943).
Born May 20th, 1881 in Tuszów Narodowy.
Died July 4th, 1943 at 62 years old in Gibraltar (1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash).
Pat Phoenix
British actress (1923–1986).
Born November 26th, 1923 in Saint Mary's Hospital.
Died September 17th, 1986 at 62 years old in Stockport (lung cancer).
Billy Bishop
Canadian aviator and author (1894–1956).
Born February 8th, 1894 in Owen Sound. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1956 at 62 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Andy Fraser
British musician (1952–2015).
Born August 7th, 1952 in Paddington.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (death from AIDS-related complications).
Walter Reuther
Labor union leader and progressive activist (1907–1970).
Born September 1st, 1907 in Wheeling.
Died May 9th, 1970 at 62 years old in Pellston (aviation accident).
Leigh Brackett
American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978).
Born December 7th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 62 years old in Lancaster (cancer).
James Welch
Native american writer (1940–2003).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Browning.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 62 years old in Missoula (lung cancer).
Alexander Korda
British film director (1893–1956).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Túrkeve.
Died January 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 1260
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.