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Dead at age 62
858 Notable deaths
Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor and director.
Born April 2nd, 1928 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1991 at 62 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
G. K. Chesterton
English writer and lay theologian (1874–1936).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Kensington. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1936 at 62 years old in Beaconsfield (heart failure). [ref]
Betty Shabazz
American educator and civil rights advocate.
Born May 28th, 1935 in Pinehurst.
Died June 23rd, 1997 at 62 years old in The Bronx (burn).
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian pan-africanist and the first prime minister and president of ghana (1909-1972).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Nkroful. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1972 at 62 years old in Bucharest (skin cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Mickey Cohen
American criminal.
Born September 4th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died July 29th, 1976 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Lou Pearlman
American talent manager and fraudster.
Born June 19th, 1954 in Flushing.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Texarkana (stroke). [ref]
Maurice Ravel
French composer.
Born March 7th, 1875 in Ciboure. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1937 at 62 years old in Paris (neurological disorder). [ref]
Sid James
South african-born british character actor and comedy actor (1913-1976).
Born May 8th, 1913 in Hillbrow.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 62 years old in Sunderland (myocardial infarction).
Gil Scott-Heron
American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author.
Born April 1st, 1949 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2011 at 62 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Ted Knight
American actor (1923-1986).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Terryville.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 62 years old in Glendale (colorectal cancer).
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