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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Vida Jerman
Croatian actress and esperantist (1939–2011).
Born May 28th, 1939 in Zagreb.
Died December 10th, 2011 at 72 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer). [ref]
Jimmy Makulis
Greek singer (1935–2007).
Born April 12th, 1935 in Athens, Cape Town.
Died October 28th, 2007 at 72 years old in Athens. [ref]
Guido Brignone
Italian film director (1886-1959).
Born December 6th, 1886 in Milan.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome.
Luigi Mancinelli
Italian orchestral conductor (1848–1921).
Born February 5th, 1848 in Orvieto.
Died February 2nd, 1921 at 72 years old in Rome.
John S. Hager
American politician (1818-1890).
Born March 12th, 1818 in Morristown.
Died March 19th, 1890 at 72 years old in San Francisco.
Ethel Lackie
American swimmer (1907–1979).
Born February 10th, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Newbury Park.
James Jackson Putnam
American neurologist (1846–1918).
Born October 3rd, 1846 in Boston.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 72 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Sergey Platonov
Russian historian (1860–1933).
Born June 28th, 1860 in Chernihiv.
Died January 10th, 1933 at 72 years old in Samara.
Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
Swedish astronomer and statistical botanist (1862 – 1934).
Born April 1st, 1862 in Östersunds församling.
Died November 5th, 1934 at 72 years old in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]
Kwasi Owusu
Ghanaian footballer (1947-2020).
Born November 7th, 1947.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Sunyani.
Deaths 1301 to 1310 of 1970
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius