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Dead at age 62
918 Notable deaths
Robert Burns Woodward
American chemist.
Born April 10th, 1917 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 62 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist.
Born July 25th, 1907 in Cambridge.
Died May 11th, 1970 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julio Oscar Mechoso
American actor (1955-2017).
Born May 31st, 1955 in Matanzas.
Died November 25th, 2017 at 62 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Forbes Burnham
Guyanese politician (1923-1985).
Born February 20th, 1923 in Georgetown. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1985 at 62 years old in Georgetown. [ref]
Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Hawarden.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver disease).
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]
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist.
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
Karl Kraus
Austrian playwright and publicist.
Born April 28th, 1874 in Jičín. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1936 at 62 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Marvin Barnes
American basketball player.
Born July 27th, 1952 in Providence.
Died September 8th, 2014 at 62 years old in Providence.
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