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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Lee Philips
American actor.
Born January 10th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Brentwood (progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]
Doreen Massey
British social scientist and geographer (b.1944).
Born January 3rd, 1944 in Manchester.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Kilburn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Carlo Levi
Italian painter and writer (1902-1975).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Turin. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italian composer.
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1968 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Ulli Lommel
German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017).
Born December 21st, 1944 in Sulęcin.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). [ref]
Machito
Latin jazz musician (1912-1984).
Born February 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (stroke).
Irena Szewińska
Polish sprinter and sports official.
Born May 24th, 1946 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 29th, 2018 at 72 years old in Warsaw (breast cancer). [ref]
Andrei Grechko
Soviet military commander (1903-1976).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Kuybyshevo.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Kim Koo
Korean pro-independence politician (1876-1949).
Born August 29th, 1876 in Haeju.
Died June 26th, 1949 at 72 years old in Seoul.
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian (1862-1935).
Born December 23rd, 1862 in Verviers. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1935 at 72 years old in Uccle. [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare