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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
Idries Shah
Writer and sufi teacher.
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Tony Sheridan
British recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician.
Born May 21st, 1940 in Norwich. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2013 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Percy Herbert
British actor (1920-1992).
Born July 31st, 1920 in London.
Died December 6th, 1992 at 72 years old in Kent (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Korda
Cuban photographer.
Born September 14th, 1928 in Havana. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Russian diplomat (1938-2010).
Born April 9th, 1938 in Saraktashsky District.
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philip Agee
Former cia agent; author; expatriate american (1935-2008).
Born July 19th, 1935 in Tacoma.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 72 years old in Havana (ulcer). [ref]
Eugène Ysaÿe
Belgian violinist, composer and conductor.
Born July 16th, 1858 in Liège. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1931 at 72 years old in City of Brussels (diabetes). [ref]
Roy Chiao
Hong kong actor.
Born March 16th, 1927 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1999 at 72 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Noreen Corcoran
American actress and dancer (1943-2016).
Born October 20th, 1943 in Quincy.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Van Nuys.
John Howard Davies
English actor, producer and director (1939–2011).
Born March 9th, 1939 in Paddington. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Blewbury (cancer). [ref]
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