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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
Lorrin A. Thurston
Hawaiian politician (1858–1931).
Born July 31st, 1858 in Honolulu.
Died May 11th, 1931 at 72 years old in Honolulu.
Louis Barthou
French politician (1862-1934).
Born August 25th, 1862 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 72 years old in Marseille.
Flossie Wong-Staal
American virologist.
Born August 27th, 1947 in Zhongshan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 72 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia). [ref]
Wilfred Burchett
Australian journalist (1911-1983).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Elizabeth Dilling
American activist (1894-1966).
Born April 19th, 1894 in Chicago.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 72 years old
Lyubov Orlova
Soviet actress and singer (1900–1975).
Born February 11th, 1902 in Zvenigorod.
Died January 26th, 1975 at 72 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Gail Borden
American inventor (1801–1874).
Born November 9th, 1801 in Norwich.
Died January 11th, 1874 at 72 years old in Borden.
Pankaj Mullick
Bengali indian music composer, playback singer and actor (1905–1978).
Born May 10th, 1905 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Kolkata.
Peter Maas
American journalist and author (1929-2001).
Born June 27th, 1929 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 2001 at 72 years old in New York City.
Marshall Berman
American philosopher (1940-2013).
Born November 24th, 1940 in The Bronx.
Died September 11th, 2013 at 72 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 471 to 480 of 1968
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