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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966).
Born July 3rd, 1894 in Carroll County.
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 72 years old in Grenada (myocardial infarction).
Sushil Kumar Modi
Indian politician.
Born January 5th, 1952 in Patna district.
Died May 13th, 2024 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Prince Johnson
Liberian politician (1952–2024).
Died November 28th, 2024 at 72 years old in Paynesville. [ref]
Neil Postman
American writer and academic (1931-2003).
Born March 8th, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Simon Mann
British military officer; equatoguinean detainee.
Born June 26th, 1952 in Aldershot.
Died May 8th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Suzanne Valadon
French painter.
Born September 23rd, 1865 in Bessines-sur-Gartempe. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina
Spanish writer.
Born April 1st, 1918 in L'Aranyó.
Died June 26th, 1990 at 72 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Antony Sher
British actor, writer and theatre director.
Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]
Louisa Moritz
American actress, lawyer (1936-2019).
Born September 25th, 1946 in Havana.
Died January 30th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Stuart Gordon
American filmmaker (1947-2020).
Born August 11th, 1947 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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