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Dead at age 62
939 Notable deaths
Robert H. Goddard
American physicist.
Born October 5th, 1882 in Worcester.
Died August 10th, 1945 at 62 years old in Baltimore (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Dick Shawn
American actor (1923–1987).
Born December 1st, 1924 in Buffalo.
Died April 17th, 1987 at 62 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Georges Pompidou
President of france from 1969 to 1974.
Born July 5th, 1911 in Montboudif. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 62 years old in Paris (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Dieter Dengler
Vietnam war prisoner of war (1938-2001).
Born May 22nd, 1938 in Wildberg.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 62 years old in Mill Valley (ballistic trauma).
Italo Calvino
Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985).
Born January 15th, 1923 in Santiago de las Vegas. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1985 at 62 years old in Siena (lung cancer). [ref]
Charlie Rich
American country singer (1932–1995).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Colt.
Died July 25th, 1995 at 62 years old in Hammond (pulmonary embolism).
Greg Morris
American actor (1933–1996).
Born September 27th, 1933 in Cleveland.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Las Vegas Valley (brain cancer).
Hugh Thompson Jr.
United states helicopter pilot during the vietnam war.
Born April 15th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 6th, 2006 at 62 years old in Alexandria (cancer). [ref]
Robert H. Jackson
American judge (1892-1954).
Born February 13th, 1892 in Spring Creek Township. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1954 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Spalding Gray
Actor, dramatist, playwright, screenwriter (1941-2004).
Born June 5th, 1941 in Providence. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2004 at 62 years old in New York City (drowning).
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