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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
John Carroll
American actor (1906-1979).
Born July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans.
Died April 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Katina Paxinou
Greek actress (1900-1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988).
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Memphis.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 72 years old in Paris (kidney failure).
Ernest Mandel
Belgian economist and marxist philosopher (1923–1995).
Born April 5th, 1923 in Frankfurt.
Died July 20th, 1995 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Pokryshkin
Soviet aviator (1913-1985).
Born March 19th, 1913 in Novosibirsk.
Died November 13th, 1985 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Johnny Sekka
Gambian-english actor (1934–2006).
Born July 21st, 1934 in Dakar.
Died September 14th, 2006 at 72 years old in Agua Dulce (lung cancer).
Cotton Fitzsimmons
American basketball coach (1931–2004).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Hannibal.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 72 years old in Phoenix (lung cancer).
Mesut Yılmaz
Prime minister of turkey (1947–2020).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Lee Philips
Us actor, director and producer (1927–1999).
Born January 10th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Brentwood (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Edgar Savisaar
Estonian politician (1950–2022).
Born May 31st, 1950 in Harku Rural Municipality.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 72 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1968
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