Dead at age 62

858 Notable deaths

Reginald Dyer

British indian army general (1864-1927).

Born October 9th, 1864 in Murree.

Died July 23rd, 1927 at 62 years old in Long Ashton.

Óscar Romero

Fourth archbishop of san salvador (1917-1980).

Born August 15th, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios.

Died March 24th, 1980 at 62 years old in San Salvador. [ref]

Jack Webb

American actor, producer, director, author (1920-1982).

Born April 2nd, 1920 in Santa Monica.

Died December 23rd, 1982 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Alfred Kinsey

American scientist (1894–1956).

Born June 23rd, 1894 in Hoboken.

Died August 25th, 1956 at 62 years old in Bloomington (pneumonia).

Jason Miller

American actor and playwright (1939-2001).

Born April 22nd, 1939 in Queens. [ref]

Died May 13th, 2001 at 62 years old in Scranton (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Bill Nunn

American actor (1953–2016).

Born October 20th, 1953 in Pittsburgh.

Died September 24th, 2016 at 62 years old in Pittsburgh (leukemia). [ref]

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Emir of dubai (1943–2006).

Born August 15th, 1943 in Al Shindagha.

Died January 4th, 2006 at 62 years old in Gold Coast (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Eldridge Cleaver

American activist.

Born August 31st, 1935 in Wabbaseka. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1998 at 62 years old in Pomona (prostate cancer). [ref]

Jack Hawkins

British actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s.

Born September 14th, 1910 in Wood Green. [ref]

Died July 18th, 1973 at 62 years old in Chelsea (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Christine Jorgensen

First american to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926-1989).

Born May 30th, 1926 in The Bronx.

Died May 3rd, 1989 at 62 years old in San Clemente (lung cancer, bladder cancer).

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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks