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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Jun Tazaki
Japanese actor (1913-1985).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Aomori. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1985 at 72 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Marie Cardinal
French-canadian novelist, journalist and actress.
Born March 9th, 1929 in Algiers.
Died May 9th, 2001 at 72 years old in Valréas.
Ulf Stark
Swedish writer (1944-2017).
Born July 12th, 1944 in Stureby. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2017 at 72 years old in Stockholm (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Lew Kowarski
French physicist (1907-1979).
Born February 10th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 30th, 1979 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Hertha Sponer
German physicist and chemist (1895–1968).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Nysa.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Ilten.
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Francis M. Drake
American soldier, businessman and politician (1830-1903).
Born December 30th, 1830 in Rushville.
Died November 20th, 1903 at 72 years old in Centerville.
Ernst von Leyser
German general der infanterie during world war ii (1889–1962).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Steglitz. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 72 years old in Garstedt.
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]
Deaths 1031 to 1040 of 1969
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson