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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Verner Panton
Danish furniture designer.
Born February 13th, 1926 in Brahesborg. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1998 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Charlie Dominici
American musician (1951-2023).
Born June 16th, 1951 in Brooklyn.
Died November 17th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer (1895-1967).
Born April 29th, 1895 in Ashford. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1967 at 72 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Taihō Kōki
Japanese sumo wrestler.
Born May 29th, 1940 in Poronaysk.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 72 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Émile Bernard
French painter (1868-1941).
Born April 28th, 1868 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1941 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maurice Denis
French painter.
Born November 25th, 1870 in Granville. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1943 at 72 years old in Hôpital Cochin (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Fujio Akatsuka
Japanese manga artist.
Born September 14th, 1935 in Luanping County.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 72 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Coxsone Dodd
Jamaican record producer.
Born January 26th, 1932 in Kingston.
Died May 5th, 2004 at 72 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).
Eric Stanton
American fetish illustrator (1926-1999).
Born September 30th, 1926 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 72 years old in New York City.
Horace Smith-Dorrien
British soldier.
Born May 26th, 1858 in Berkhamsted.
Died August 12th, 1930 at 72 years old in Chippenham (traffic collision).
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