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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
John Marshall Harlan II
Us supreme court justice from 1955 to 1971.
Born May 20th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1971 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
American religious figure (1869-1942).
Born November 8th, 1869 in Morgan County.
Died January 8th, 1942 at 72 years old in San Diego (colorectal cancer).
Danny Wells
Canadian movie and television actor and voice actor.
Born April 7th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died November 28th, 2013 at 72 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Guy Mitchell
American pop singer (1927-1999).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Detroit.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (surgical complications). [ref]
Akim Tamiroff
Russian-american movie actor (1899-1972).
Born October 29th, 1899 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1972 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Nella Larsen
American novelist, librarian, nurse.
Born April 13th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1964 at 72 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Chuck Blazer
American soccer administrator.
Born April 26th, 1945 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in New Jersey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Svika Pick
Israeli musician.
Born October 3rd, 1949 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Ramat HaSharon.
Henry McCullough
British musician.
Born July 21st, 1943 in Portstewart.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 72 years old in Ballymoney. [ref]
Geoff Emerick
English recording engineer (1945-2018).
Born December 5th, 1945 in Crouch End. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2018 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1337
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon