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Dead at age 62

906 Notable deaths

Alma Muriel

Mexican actress (1951-2014).

Born October 20th, 1951 in Mexico City.

Died January 5th, 2014 at 62 years old in Playa del Carmen (myocardial infarction).

Nikolay Chkheidze

Georgian politician (1864-1926).

Born April 9th, 1864 in Kutaisi.

Died June 13th, 1926 at 62 years old

Ed Blackwell

American jazz drummer (1929–1992).

Born October 10th, 1929 in New Orleans.

Died October 7th, 1992 at 62 years old in Hartford.

René Viviani

Prime minister of france (1862-1925).

Born November 8th, 1862 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]

Died September 7th, 1925 at 62 years old in Le Plessis-Robinson. [ref]

Calvin Russell

American musician (1948–2011).

Born November 1st, 1948 in Austin.

Died April 3rd, 2011 at 62 years old in Garfield (cancer). [ref]

Patty Ryan

German singer (1961–2023).

Born May 6th, 1961 in Wuppertal.

Died July 23rd, 2023 at 62 years old [ref]

John Clellon Holmes

American beat generation writer, novelist.

Born March 12th, 1926 in Massachusetts.

Died March 30th, 1988 at 62 years old in Middletown (cancer).

Joseph Montoya

American politician (1915-1978).

Born September 24th, 1915 in Peña Blanca.

Died June 5th, 1978 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Heinz Auerswald

German member of the ss (1908-1970).

Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.

Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.

Pedro Lemebel

Chilean writer.

Born November 21st, 1952 in Santiago.

Died January 22nd, 2015 at 62 years old in Santiago (laryngeal cancer).

Deaths 371 to 380 of 906

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