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Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Tomás Bretón
Spanish conductor and composer (1850-1923).
Born December 29th, 1850 in Salamanca. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1923 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
Iraqi poet and philosopher.
Born June 18th, 1863 in Baghdad. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1936 at 72 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Nora Cecil
American actress (1878-1951).
Born September 26th, 1878 in London.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Megan Taylor
British figure skater (1920-1993).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Rochdale.
Died July 23rd, 1993 at 72 years old in Jamaica.
Arnie Robinson
Athletics competitor, long jumper.
Born April 7th, 1948 in San Diego.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in San Diego (COVID-19). [ref]
Manuel Velázquez
Spanish footballer (1943-2016).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Madrid.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Fuengirola. [ref]
Hamo Beknazarian
Soviet film director.
Born May 31st, 1892 in Yerevan.
Died April 27th, 1965 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kliment Boyadzhiev
Bulgarian general.
Born July 15th, 1861 in Ohrid.
Died July 15th, 1933 at 72 years old in Sofia.
Bernhard Dernburg
German politician (1865–1937).
Born July 17th, 1865 in Darmstadt.
Died October 14th, 1937 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
French politician (1852-1924).
Born January 22nd, 1852 in La Flèche. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1924 at 72 years old in Bordeaux.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan