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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
Anatole Litvak
Ukrainian-american filmmaker (1902–1974).
Died December 15th, 1974 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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).
Barney McKenna
Irish musician (1939-2012).
Born December 16th, 1939 in Donnycarney.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Howth.
Warda El- Djazairia
Algerian singer (1939-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1939 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 72 years old in Cairo (heart failure). [ref]
Elisabeth of Wied
German writer; queen consort of romania as the wife of king carol i (1843–1916).
Born December 29th, 1843 in Neuwied, Schloss Monrepos.
Died March 2nd, 1916 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
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).
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand duke of tuscany (1835-1908).
Born June 10th, 1835 in Florence.
Died January 17th, 1908 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
John Mauchly
American physicist (1907-1980).
Born August 30th, 1907 in Cincinnati.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 72 years old in Ambler.
Olivia Manning
British writer and poet (1908–1980).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ryde.
Kim Larsen
Danish singer, musician, and songwriter (1945-2018).
Born October 23rd, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 72 years old in Odense (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 1968
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