Dead at age 62
970 Notable deaths
Forbes Burnham
Guyanese politician (1923-1985).
Born February 20th, 1923 in Georgetown. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1985 at 62 years old in Georgetown. [ref]
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer.
Born July 15th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1985 at 62 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Benita Hume
British actress (1906–1967).
Born October 14th, 1906 in London.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 62 years old in Egerton (bone cancer).
Wally Hammond
English cricket player (1903-1965).
Born June 19th, 1903 in Dover.
Died July 1st, 1965 at 62 years old in Kloof.
Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Hawarden.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver disease).
Martin van Maële
French illustrator (1863–1926).
Born October 12th, 1863 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 62 years old in Varennes-Jarcy.
Ronald Robertson
Figure skater (1937–2000).
Born September 25th, 1937 in Brackenridge.
Died February 4th, 2000 at 62 years old in Fountain Valley (death from AIDS-related complications).
Hans Geiger
German physicist (1882–1945).
Born September 30th, 1882 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died September 24th, 1945 at 62 years old in Potsdam.
Dennis Frederiksen
American musician.
Born May 15th, 1951 in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2014 at 62 years old in Mound (liver cancer). [ref]
Assef Shawkat
Syrian intelligence chief and politician (1950-2012).
Born January 15th, 1950 in Tartus.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 62 years old in Damascus (explosion).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin