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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
Adna Chaffee
2nd chief of staff of the united states army (1842–1914).
Born April 14th, 1842 in Orwell.
Died November 1st, 1914 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Alice Orlowski
Female nazi; concentration camp guard (1903–1976).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1976 at 72 years old in Düsseldorf.
Hans Bellmer
German artist and photographer (1902-1975).
Born March 13th, 1902 in Katowice. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis). [ref]
Goa Gil
American-born musician (1951–2023).
Born October 11th, 1951 in San Francisco.
Died October 26th, 2023 at 72 years old in California (cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Prussian queen consort (1801-1873).
Born November 13th, 1801 in Munich.
Died December 14th, 1873 at 72 years old in Dresden.
Coxsone Dodd
Jamaican record producer (1932–2004).
Born January 26th, 1932 in Kingston.
Died May 5th, 2004 at 72 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).
Jane Froman
American actress (1907–1980).
Born November 10th, 1907 in University City.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
David Low
British (australasian) cartoonist (1891-1963).
Born April 7th, 1891 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Bill Janklow
American politician (1939–2012).
Born September 13th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died January 12th, 2012 at 72 years old in Sioux Falls (brain cancer). [ref]
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Black canadian-american visual artist (1828-1901).
Born November 2nd, 1828 in St. Andrews.
Died January 9th, 1901 at 72 years old in Providence (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 1968
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold