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Dead at age 62

942 Notable deaths

Josef Smrkovský

Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak politician (1911-1974).

Born February 26th, 1911 in Velenka. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1974 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]

Eric Brandon

Racecar driver.

Born July 18th, 1920 in East Ham.

Died August 8th, 1982 at 62 years old in Gosport.

Wilhelm Hallwachs

Physicist, photoelectric effect (1859-1922).

Born July 9th, 1859 in Darmstadt.

Died June 20th, 1922 at 62 years old in Dresden.

George Nichols

American actor and film director (1864-1927).

Born October 28th, 1864 in Rockford.

Died September 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Hollywood.

Tekkan Yosano

Japanese writer.

Born February 26th, 1873 in Okazaki.

Died March 26th, 1935 at 62 years old in Keio University Hospital (bronchitis).

Ho Dam

North korean politician (1929-1991).

Born March 6th, 1929 in Wonsan.

Died May 11th, 1991 at 62 years old in Pyongyang.

Mauno Pekkala

Finnish politician and prime minister (1890–1952).

Born January 27th, 1890 in Sysmä.

Died June 30th, 1952 at 62 years old in Helsinki.

Walter Kollo

German composer (1878–1940).

Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.

Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.

Ichiro Ogimura

Japanese table tennis player.

Born June 25th, 1932 in Itō.

Died December 4th, 1994 at 62 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).

Quarentinha

Brazilian footballer (1933-1996).

Born September 15th, 1933 in Belém.

Died February 11th, 1996 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro (heart failure).

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