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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
Only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and his wife princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Edmond Hamilton
American fiction writer (1904-1977).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.
Tien Soeharto
National hero of indonesia.
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.
Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).
Wolfgang Lotz
Israeli spy (1921-1993).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Mannheim.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 72 years old in Munich.
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
British politician (1856-1928).
Born July 30th, 1856 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1928 at 72 years old in Auchterarder.
R. A. Torrey
American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer.
Born January 28th, 1856 in Hoboken.
Died October 26th, 1928 at 72 years old in Asheville.
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
Italian mathematician.
Born January 12th, 1853 in Lugo. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1925 at 72 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Swami Abhedananda
Indian hindu mystic (1866-1939).
Born October 2nd, 1866 in Kolkata.
Died September 8th, 1939 at 72 years old in Darjeeling.
Bill Tung
Hong kong actor.
Born March 30th, 1933 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Lila Lee
Prominent screen actress of the early silent film era (1901-1973).
Born July 25th, 1901 in Union Hill. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Saranac Lake (stroke). [ref]
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