Dead at age 62
942 Notable deaths
Bjarni Benediktsson
Prime minister of iceland in 1960s.
Born April 30th, 1908 in Reykjavík.
Died July 10th, 1970 at 62 years old in Þingvellir.
Wells Coates
Canadian architect (1895–1958).
Born December 17th, 1895 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1958 at 62 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Pohl
Polish footballer (1932–1995).
Born November 3rd, 1932 in Ruda, Ruda Śląska.
Died September 12th, 1995 at 62 years old in Hausach (pancreatic cancer).
Viktor Chukarin
Ukrainian soviet gymnast (1921–1984).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Khreshchatytske.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 62 years old in Lviv.
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
Nigerian writer (1951-2014).
Born October 26th, 1951 in Orlu.
Died March 18th, 2014 at 62 years old in Imo State (kidney failure).
James Holmes
Dutch author and poet.
Born May 2nd, 1924 in Collins. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1986 at 62 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German monarch and explorer (1857–1920).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Schwerin.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 62 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.
Richard A. Searfoss
American astronaut (1956-2018).
Born June 5th, 1956 in Mount Clemens.
Died September 29th, 2018 at 62 years old in Bear Valley Springs. [ref]
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
President of comoros (1936-1998).
Born February 20th, 1936 in Mbéni.
Died November 6th, 1998 at 62 years old in Moroni.
Erkki Melartin
Finnish conductor and composer (1875-1937).
Born February 7th, 1875 in Priozersk.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 62 years old in Helsinki.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche