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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
Poon Lim
Chinese sailor of the british merchant navy.
Born March 8th, 1918 in Hainan.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 72 years old in Brooklyn.
William Saroyan
Armenian-american novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981).
Born August 31st, 1908 in Fresno. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 72 years old in Fresno (prostate cancer). [ref]
Janice Rule
American actress (1931-2003).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Norwood. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Vincent Gardenia
American actor (1920-1992).
Born January 7th, 1920 in Naples.
Died December 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Martin
Speaker of the house of commons (2000-2009), member of parliament (uk) from 1979 to 2009.
Born July 3rd, 1945 in Glasgow.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 72 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Steve Priest
Bassist for sweet.
Born February 23rd, 1948 in Hayes.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish poet.
Born September 29th, 1864 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1936 at 72 years old in Salamanca. [ref]
Carlos Alberto Torres
Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016).
Born July 17th, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2016 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015).
Born July 1st, 1942 in San Francisco.
Died January 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Billy Sunday
American evangelist and baseball player (1862-1935).
Born November 19th, 1862 in Ames.
Died November 6th, 1935 at 72 years old in Chicago.
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