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Dead at age 72
1,495 Notable deaths
Hans Spemann
German embryologist.
Born June 27th, 1869 in Stuttgart.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Michael Reaves
American writer and screenwriter (1950–2023).
Born September 14th, 1950 in San Bernardino.
Died March 20th, 2023 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Albert Marquet
French artist (1875-1947).
Born March 27th, 1875 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]
Edward Johnston
British craftsman, calligrapher and typographer (1872–1944).
Born February 11th, 1872 in San José de Mayo.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 72 years old in West Sussex.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine.
Died February 25th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman.
Nathan Homer Knorr
Jehovah's witnesses leader.
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
Cai Yuanpei
Chinese educator, esperantist and the president of peking university (1868-1940).
Born January 11th, 1868 in Shaoxing.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hong Kong.
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer (1888–1960).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Dimitris Christofias
6th president of the republic of cyprus (1946-2019).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Kato Dikomo. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2019 at 72 years old in Nicosia New General Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Sydney Camm
British aeronautical engineer.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Windsor.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 72 years old in Richmond.
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