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Dead at age 72
1,473 Notable deaths
Dragan Nikolić
Serbian actor (1943-2016).
Born August 20th, 1943 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Belgrade (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral.
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Etta Jones
American jazz singer (1928–2001).
Born November 25th, 1928 in Aiken.
Died October 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in New Rochelle (cancer).
Adenan Satem
Fifth chief minister of sarawak, malaysia.
Born January 27th, 1944 in Kuching.
Died January 11th, 2017 at 72 years old in Kota Samarahan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brad Ashford
American politician (1949–2022).
Born November 10th, 1949 in Omaha.
Died April 19th, 2022 at 72 years old in Omaha (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul Cohen
American mathematician.
Born April 2nd, 1934 in Long Branch.
Died March 23rd, 2007 at 72 years old in Stanford. [ref]
B. V. Karanth
Indian theatre personality, film director (1929–2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district.
Died September 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Bengaluru.
Meša Selimović
Yugoslavian writer.
Born April 26th, 1910 in Tuzla. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1982 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Michael Lippert
Ss officer (1897-1969).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Schönwald.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 72 years old in Wuppertal.
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]
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