Dead at age 62

1,259 Notable deaths

Tom Taylor

English playwright (1817-1880).

Born October 19th, 1817.

Died July 12th, 1880 at 62 years old in London.

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]

Ed Blackwell

American jazz drummer (1929–1992).

Born October 10th, 1929 in New Orleans.

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

Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski

Union united states army general (1824-1887).

Born July 8th, 1824 in Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Died January 31st, 1887 at 62 years old in New York City.

Walid Daqqa

Palestinian prisoner, novelist and activist (1961-2024).

Born July 18th, 1961 in Baqa al-Gharbiyye.

Died April 7th, 2024 at 62 years old in Shamir Medical Center (cancer). [ref]

Lars Høgh

Danish footballer (1959–2021).

Born January 14th, 1959 in Odense.

Died December 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Odense (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Karl Adolph Gjellerup

Danish writer (1857–1919).

Born June 2nd, 1857 in Roholte.

Died October 13th, 1919 at 62 years old in Klotzsche. [ref]

Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

(1907-1969); 5th prince of sayn-wittgenstein-berleburg.

Born February 28th, 1907 in Bad Berleburg.

Died November 29th, 1969 at 62 years old in Soviet Union.

E. R. Eddison

British writer (1882-1945).

Born November 24th, 1882 in Leeds.

Died August 18th, 1945 at 62 years old in Marlborough.

Eddie Taylor

American electric blues guitarist and singer.

Born January 29th, 1923 in Benoit.

Died December 25th, 1985 at 62 years old in Chicago.

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