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Dead at age 72
1,321 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Marcos
President of the philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Born September 11th, 1917 in Sarrat. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1989 at 72 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure). [ref]
Robbie Coltrane
Scottish actor.
Born March 30th, 1950 in Rutherglen.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Forth Valley Royal Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Amrish Puri
Indian actor (1932-2005).
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Jalandhar. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2005 at 72 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage).
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).
Leonard Bernstein
American conductor and composer (1918–1990).
Born August 25th, 1918 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Frank Sinatra Jr.
American singer, songwriter and conductor.
Born January 10th, 1944 in Jersey City.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sivaji Ganesan
Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Viluppuram.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 72 years old in Chennai.
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 (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Cilla Black
English singer and media personality (1943–2015).
Born May 27th, 1943 in Vauxhall.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 72 years old in Estepona (stroke).
Mileva Marić
Serbian mathematician and wife of albert einstein.
Born December 19th, 1875 in Titel. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson