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Dead at age 72
1,345 Notable deaths
B. V. Karanth
Indian theatre personality, film director.
Born September 19th, 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district.
Died September 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Bengaluru.
Robert Siodmak
German-born american film director (1900-1973).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Dresden. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1973 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Jean Rollin
French film director, actor and novelist (1938-2010).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Michael Lippert
Ss officer (1897-1969).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Schönwald.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 72 years old in Wuppertal.
Ernest Mandel
Belgian economist and marxist philosopher (1923-1995).
Born April 5th, 1923 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1995 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mesut Yılmaz
Prime minister of turkey (1947-2020).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Tilly Losch
Ballerina, dancer, actress (1903-1975).
Born November 15th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in New York City (cancer).
Amadou Toumani Touré
Malian soldier and politician.
Born November 4th, 1948 in Mopti.
Died November 9th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Yusuf Lule
Fourth president of uganda (1912–1985).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Kampala.
Died January 21st, 1985 at 72 years old in London (kidney failure).
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral.
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
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