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Dead at age 72
1,344 Notable deaths
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
American boxer (1953–2025).
Born January 5th, 1953 in Baltimore.
Died July 25th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Albert Popwell
American actor (1926-1999).
Born July 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Michael Pataki
American actor (1938-2010).
Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Larry Sellers
American actor.
Born October 2nd, 1949 in Pawhuska.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 72 years old
Nelson Algren
American novelist, short story writer.
Born March 28th, 1909 in Detroit. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1981 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Leo Genn
British actor (1905-1978).
Born August 9th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction, pneumonia). [ref]
Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Mito. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2003 at 72 years old in Tokyo (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Max Ehrmann
American writer, poet, and attorney.
Born September 26th, 1872 in Terre Haute.
Died September 9th, 1945 at 72 years old in Terre Haute.
Sidney Toler
American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947).
Born April 28th, 1874 in Warrensburg.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Erich Segal
American writer (1937-2010).
Born June 16th, 1937 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2010 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi