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Dead at age 62
971 Notable deaths
Fritzi Ridgeway
American actress (1898–1961).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Missoula.
Died March 29th, 1961 at 62 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction).
Hilde Körber
German actress (1906-1969).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1969 at 62 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Charles Cottet
French painter (1863-1925).
Born July 12th, 1863 in Le Puy-en-Velay. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1925 at 62 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Reggie Walker
South african athlete, olympic medalist (1889–1951).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Durban.
Died November 5th, 1951 at 62 years old in Durban.
Vadym Hetman
Statesman and banker.
Born July 12th, 1935 in Snityn.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Boris Verlinsky
Soviet chess player (1888–1950).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Bakhmut.
Died October 30th, 1950 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Selden P. Spencer
American politician (1862–1925).
Born September 16th, 1862 in Erie.
Died May 16th, 1925 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ludwig Edinger
German anatomist and neurologist (1855–1918).
Born April 13th, 1855 in Worms.
Died January 26th, 1918 at 62 years old in Frankfurt.
Gert Hofmann
German writer (1931-1993).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Limbach-Oberfrohna.
Died July 1st, 1993 at 62 years old in Erding (cerebrovascular disease).
Igors Rausis
Latvian-czech chess player.
Born April 7th, 1961 in Alchevsk.
Died March 28th, 2024 at 62 years old in Alchevsk. [ref]
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