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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Enomoto Takeaki
Japanese admiral, cabinet minister (1836-1908).
Born October 25th, 1836 in Okachimachi.
Died October 26th, 1908 at 72 years old in Tokyo Prefecture.
George Stoneman
Union army general and governor of california (1822–1894).
Born August 8th, 1822 in Busti.
Died September 5th, 1894 at 72 years old in Buffalo (stroke).
Edward Frederic Benson
English novelist and writer (1867–1940).
Born July 24th, 1867 in Berkshire. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Vaughn Taylor
American actor (1910–1983).
Born February 22nd, 1911 in Boston.
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist, advocate for native americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884).
Born November 29th, 1811 in Boston.
Died February 2nd, 1884 at 72 years old in Boston.
Carlo Scarpa
Italian architect and designer (1906–1978).
Born June 2nd, 1906 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sendai (falling from height).
Bruno Bauer
German philosopher and theologian (1809–1882).
Born September 6th, 1809 in Eisenberg. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1882 at 72 years old in Neukölln. [ref]
Johan Huizinga
Dutch cultural historian (1872–1945).
Born December 7th, 1872 in Groningen.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 72 years old in De Steeg.
Yoshio Kodama
Japanese criminal (1911-1984).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Motomiya.
Died January 17th, 1984 at 72 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Deaths 291 to 300 of 1958
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