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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Tom Jones
American racing driver (1943-2015).
Born April 26th, 1943 in Dallas.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Eastlake.
Vincenzo Petrocelli
Italian painter (1823-1896).
Born July 6th, 1823 in Cervaro.
Died February 2nd, 1896 at 72 years old in Naples.
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
German-french botanist (1808-1880).
Born January 12th, 1808 in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel.
Died March 20th, 1880 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
René Pétillon
French cartoonist (1945–2018).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Lesneven.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Cecil Griffiths
British athlete (1900–1945).
Born January 20th, 1901 in Neath. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1973 at 72 years old in Golders Green tube station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lili Novy
Slovenian writer (1885-1958).
Born December 24th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 7th, 1958 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Alimardan bey Topchubashov
Azerbaijani politician (1862-1934).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Tbilisi.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 72 years old in Paris.
Ymer Pampuri
Albanian weightlifter.
Born April 20th, 1944 in Tirana.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 72 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Eberhard Schrader
German orientalist (1836–1908).
Born January 5th, 1836 in Brunswick.
Died July 4th, 1908 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Ellen Osiier
Danish fencer (1890–1962).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Hjørring.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 1501 to 1510 of 1970
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn