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Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Hermann Neuberger
German football official (1919–1992).
Born December 12th, 1919 in Völklingen.
Died September 27th, 1992 at 72 years old in Homburg (cancer).
Oskar Sima
Actor (1896-1969).
Born July 31st, 1896 in Hohenau an der March.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 72 years old in Hohenau an der March (myocardial infarction).
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson
Australian botanist (1925-1997).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Cheltenham.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 72 years old in St Leonards (cancer).
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
President of panama, 1928-1931.
Born September 17th, 1872 in Panama City.
Died August 30th, 1945 at 72 years old in New York City.
George Harrison
American swimmer.
Born April 9th, 1939 in Berkeley.
Died October 3rd, 2011 at 72 years old [ref]
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist/historian/writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Prince Wilhelm Friedrich
German noble (1872-1945).
Born June 27th, 1872 in Neuwied. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1945 at 72 years old in Neuwied. [ref]
Aleksandër Xhuvani
Albanian philologist.
Born March 14th, 1889 in Elbasan.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old in Tirana.
Jules Destrée
Belgian lawyer and politician (1863-1936).
Born August 21st, 1863 in Marcinelle. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1936 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Croatian actress (1935–2008).
Born December 22nd, 1935 in Sarajevo.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb (stroke). [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson