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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
British army officer & 12th governor-general of canada (1862-1935).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Middlesex.
Died June 6th, 1935 at 72 years old in Essex.
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian actor (1889–1962).
Born December 26th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in West Hollywood (stroke).
Helen Rodríguez Trías
American pediatrician and activist (1929–2001).
Born July 7th, 1929 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz.
Jan Tschichold
Graphic designer (1902–1974).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Leipzig.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 72 years old in Locarno.
Robert Siodmak
German-born american film director (1900-1973).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Dresden.
Died March 10th, 1973 at 72 years old in Locarno.
Taihō Kōki
Japanese sumo wrestler and the 48th yokozuna (1940-2013).
Born May 29th, 1940 in Shisuka.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 72 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
William E. Simon
Secretary of the treasury, businessman (1927–2000).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (respiratory disease).
Marcus Borg
American bible scholar (1942-2015).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Fergus Falls. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2015 at 72 years old in Powell Butte (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
American country musician (1934–2007).
Born August 20th, 1934 in United States.
Died January 6th, 2007 at 72 years old in Petaluma (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jean Rollin
French film director, actor and novelist (1938-2010).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 1958
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