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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Dorothy Kelly
American actress (1894-1966).
Born February 12th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died May 31st, 1966 at 72 years old in Minneapolis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sid Patterson
Australian racing cyclist (1927-1999).
Born August 14th, 1927 in Melbourne.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 72 years old in Sydney (liver cancer).
John Calhoun Phillips
American politician (1870–1943).
Born November 13th, 1870 in Vermont.
Died June 25th, 1943 at 72 years old in Flagstaff (myocardial infarction).
Momčilo Đokić
Serbian footballer (1911-1983).
Born February 27th, 1911 in Kuršumlija.
Died April 21st, 1983 at 72 years old in Bela Crkva.
Enrico Guazzoni
Italian film director (1876–1949).
Born December 18th, 1876 in Rome.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 72 years old in Rome.
Oskar Anderson
Baltic german mathematician, statistician and economist (1887–1960).
Born August 2nd, 1887 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in Munich.
Chetta Chevalier
Critical node in monsignor hugh o'flaherty's "rome escape line" network operating in the vatican during world war two.
Born April 2nd, 1901 in Sliema.
Died July 9th, 1973 at 72 years old in Malta.
Alfrēds Kalniņš
Latvian musician (1879-1951).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Cēsis.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in Riga.
Cox Habbema
Dutch television actor, film actor, theatre director and actor (1944–2016).
Born March 21st, 1944 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2016 at 72 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Deaths 1401 to 1410 of 1970
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