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Dead at age 72

1,474 Notable deaths

Henri Deterding

Dutch entrepreneur, (1886-1939) chairman of the combined royal dutch/shell oil company.

Born April 19th, 1866 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died February 4th, 1939 at 72 years old in St. Moritz. [ref]

Maria Rohm

Austrian actress.

Born August 13th, 1945 in Vienna.

Died June 18th, 2018 at 72 years old in Toronto. [ref]

John Hawkes

American novelist (1925–1998).

Born August 17th, 1925 in Stamford. [ref]

Died May 15th, 1998 at 72 years old in Providence. [ref]

Šaban Bajramović

Serbian vocalist and recording artist of romani ethnicity.

Born April 16th, 1936 in Niš. [ref]

Died June 8th, 2008 at 72 years old in Niš (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Agrippina Vaganova

Russian ballerina and founder of a ballet teaching method (1879-1951).

Born June 26th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 5th, 1951 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Gary Bettenhausen

American racing driver (1941–2014).

Born November 18th, 1941 in Tinley Park.

Died March 16th, 2014 at 72 years old in Monrovia.

Johan Nygaardsvold

21st prime minister of norway.

Born September 6th, 1879 in Hommelvik. [ref]

Died March 13th, 1952 at 72 years old in Trondheim. [ref]

William Rose

American screenwriter (1914-1987).

Born December 12th, 1914 in Jefferson City.

Died February 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Jersey.

Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz

German general of the panzer troops (1896 – 1969).

Born December 6th, 1896 in Prusice.

Died October 9th, 1969 at 72 years old in Neuburg an der Donau.

Peter Serkin

American musician (1947-2020).

Born July 24th, 1947 in New York City.

Died February 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in Red Hook (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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