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Dead at age 62
1,260 Notable deaths
Edward Smith
Captain of the rms titanic (1850–1912).
Born January 27th, 1850 in Hanley.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 62 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991).
Born April 2nd, 1928 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 2nd, 1991 at 62 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Victoria Wood
British comedian (1953–2016).
Born May 19th, 1953 in Prestwich.
Died April 20th, 2016 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Lou Pearlman
American talent manager and fraudster (1954–2016).
Born June 19th, 1954 in Flushing.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Texarkana (stroke). [ref]
G. K. Chesterton
English author and christian apologist (1874–1936).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Kensington.
Died June 14th, 1936 at 62 years old in Beaconsfield (heart failure).
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian politician (1909–1972).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Nkroful. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Bucharest (skin cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
William Morris
British textile artist, author, and socialist (1834-1896).
Born March 24th, 1834 in Walthamstow. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1896 at 62 years old in Hammersmith. [ref]
Abraham Maslow
American psychologist (1908–1970).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).
Antonín Dvořák
Czech composer (1841–1904).
Born September 8th, 1841 in Nelahozeves. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1904 at 62 years old in New Town (stroke). [ref]
Mickey Cohen
American criminal (1913–1975).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died July 29th, 1976 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
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