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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
Timothy J. Keller
American pastor (1950–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1950 in Allentown.
Died May 19th, 2023 at 72 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Barbara Hepworth
English sculptor.
Born January 10th, 1903 in Wakefield. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1975 at 72 years old in St Ives. [ref]
James Clavell
American novelist (1921-1994).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Sydney.
Died September 7th, 1994 at 72 years old in Vevey (cancer). [ref]
Graham Taylor
English association football player and manager (1944-2017).
Born September 15th, 1944 in Worksop.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in Worksop (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Virgil
American professional wrestler (1951-2024).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Wilkinsburg.
Died February 28th, 2024 at 72 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Barry Fitzgerald
Actor (1888-1961).
Born March 10th, 1888 in Dublin. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1961 at 72 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).
Emanuel Lasker
Former world chess champion.
Born December 24th, 1868 in Barlinek. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1941 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Charles
Welsh association football player (1931-2004).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Cwmbwrla.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 72 years old in Wakefield (myocardial infarction).
Camilo Sesto
Spanish singer 1946.
Born September 16th, 1946 in Alcoy.
Died September 8th, 2019 at 72 years old in Madrid (kidney failure). [ref]
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899-1972).
Born June 11th, 1899 in Osaka. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1972 at 72 years old in Zushi. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel