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Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Tom Jones
American racing driver (1943-2015).
Born April 26th, 1943 in Dallas.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Eastlake.
René Pétillon
French cartoonist (1945–2018).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Lesneven.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Claudio Williman
President of uruguay (1861-1934).
Born October 10th, 1861 in Montevideo.
Died February 9th, 1934 at 72 years old in Montevideo.
Lili Novy
Slovenian writer (1885-1958).
Born December 24th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 7th, 1958 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Alimardan bey Topchubashov
Azerbaijani politician (1862-1934).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Tbilisi.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 72 years old in Paris.
Ymer Pampuri
Albanian weightlifter.
Born April 20th, 1944 in Tirana.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 72 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Ellen Osiier
Danish fencer.
Born August 13th, 1890 in Hjørring.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
José Lázaro Robles
Brazilian football player and manager (1924-1996).
Born February 11th, 1924 in São Paulo.
Died May 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Campinas.
Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau
German equestrian (1884–1957).
Born November 27th, 1884 in Berlin.
Died April 11th, 1957 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Héctor Facundo
Argentine footballer (1937-2009).
Born November 2nd, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 13th, 2009 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
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