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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
Frank Oppenheimer
American particle physicist.
Born August 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1985 at 72 years old in Sausalito (lung cancer).
Suzanna Leigh
English actress (1945-2017).
Born July 26th, 1945 in Belgrave.
Died December 11th, 2017 at 72 years old in Winter Garden (liver cancer). [ref]
Gottfried John
German actor (1942-2014).
Born August 29th, 1942 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Utting (cancer). [ref]
Peace Pilgrim
American non-denominational spiritual teacher.
Born July 18th, 1908 in Egg Harbor City.
Died July 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Knox (traffic collision).
Bill Shoemaker
American jockey.
Born August 19th, 1931 in Fabens.
Died October 12th, 2003 at 72 years old in San Marino.
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist.
Born December 16th, 1944 in Port Chester. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Cortland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev
Soviet submarine commander (1926-1998).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 28th, 1998 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter (1938-2010).
Born July 26th, 1938 in Nashville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). [ref]
Mick Rock
British photographer, music video director (1948-2021).
Born November 21st, 1948 in Hammersmith.
Died November 18th, 2021 at 72 years old in Staten Island. [ref]
Shyamji Krishna Varma
An indian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist who founded the indian home rule society, india house and the indian sociologist in london (1857-1930).
Born October 4th, 1857 in British Raj, Mandvi, Cutch State.
Died March 30th, 1930 at 72 years old in Switzerland, Geneva.
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