Dead at age 62

939 Notable deaths

Victoria Wood

British comedian.

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.

Born June 19th, 1954 in Flushing.

Died August 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Texarkana (stroke). [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]

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-africanist and the first prime minister and president of ghana (1909-1972).

Born September 21st, 1909 in Nkroful. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Bucharest (prostate cancer, skin cancer). [ref]

Abraham Maslow

American psychologist (1908-1970).

Born April 1st, 1908 in New York City.

Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).

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).

Mickey Cohen

American criminal.

Born September 4th, 1913 in Brooklyn.

Died July 29th, 1976 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).

Maurice Ravel

French composer.

Born March 7th, 1875 in Ciboure. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1937 at 62 years old in Paris (neurological disorder). [ref]

L. Frank Baum

American author of children's books (1856–1919).

Born May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango. [ref]

Died May 6th, 1919 at 62 years old in Hollywood (dry drowning). [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).

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