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Dead at age 72
1,957 Notable deaths
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974).
Born February 4th, 1902 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Kīpahulu (Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Ferdinand Marcos
President of the philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Born September 11th, 1917 in Sarrat.
Died September 28th, 1989 at 72 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure).
Dennis Nilsen
Scottish serial killer (1945–2018).
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Fraserburgh.
Died May 12th, 2018 at 72 years old in Full Sutton. [ref]
Amrish Puri
Indian actor (1932–2005).
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Jalandhar.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 72 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage).
Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892).
Born May 31st, 1819 in Long Island, West Hills.
Died March 26th, 1892 at 72 years old in Camden (hunger).
Telly Savalas
American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Garden City.
Died January 22nd, 1994 at 72 years old in Universal City (prostate cancer, bladder cancer).
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895).
Born December 27th, 1822 in Dole. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1895 at 72 years old in Castle of Villeneuve-l'Étang (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Frank Sinatra Jr.
American singer, composer, conductor and actor (1944–2016).
Born January 10th, 1944 in Jersey City.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herman Melville
American writer and poet (1819–1891).
Born August 1st, 1819 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1891 at 72 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Fulgencio Batista
President of cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Banes.
Died August 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 11 to 20 of 1957
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld