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Dead at age 72
1,473 Notable deaths
Alexander Pokryshkin
Soviet aviator (1913-1985).
Born March 19th, 1913 in Novosibirsk.
Died November 13th, 1985 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Cotton Fitzsimmons
American basketball coach (1931–2004).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Hannibal.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 72 years old in Phoenix (lung cancer).
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]
Lee Philips
Us actor, director and producer (1927–1999).
Born January 10th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Brentwood (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Edgar Savisaar
Estonian politician.
Born May 31st, 1950 in Harku Rural Municipality.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 72 years old in East Tallinn Central Hospital. [ref]
Horace Smith-Dorrien
British soldier.
Born May 26th, 1858 in Berkhamsted.
Died August 12th, 1930 at 72 years old in Chippenham (traffic collision).
Émile Bernard
French painter (1868-1941).
Born April 28th, 1868 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1941 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Billy Vaughn
American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and a&r man for dot records (1919-1991).
Born April 12th, 1919 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Escondido (peritoneal mesothelioma, peritoneal carcinoma).
Clifford Dupont
President of rhodesia (1905-1978).
Born December 6th, 1905 in London.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 72 years old in Harare.
Rana Bhagwandas
Pakistani judge.
Born December 20th, 1942 in Naseerabad.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Karachi.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson