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Dead at age 62
969 Notable deaths
Willy Ley
German-american science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Lyuh Woon-hyung
Korean politician.
Born May 25th, 1886 in Yangpyeong County.
Died July 19th, 1948 at 62 years old in Seoul.
Eric Wagner
American singer.
Born April 24th, 1959 in Chicago.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 62 years old in Las Vegas (COVID-19). [ref]
Tom Coyne
American mastering engineer (1954–2017).
Born December 10th, 1954 in Union Township.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 62 years old in United States (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Max Simon
German ss general and convicted war criminal (1899-1961).
Born January 6th, 1899 in Wrocław.
Died February 1st, 1961 at 62 years old in Lünen.
Schuyler Wheeler
American inventor of the two-blade electric fan.
Born May 17th, 1860 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1923 at 62 years old [ref]
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
British politician (1942-2006).
Born April 8th, 1943 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 62 years old in Fort Myers (stroke). [ref]
Ernst Barlach
German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Wedel.
Died October 24th, 1938 at 62 years old in Rostock (heart failure).
Henri Barbusse
French novelist (1873-1935).
Born May 17th, 1873 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1935 at 62 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Russian grand-duchess (1865-1927).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Meiningen.
Died March 24th, 1927 at 62 years old in Leipzig (cancer).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde