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Dead at age 72
1,336 Notable deaths
Nigel Hawthorne
English actor (1929-2001).
Born April 5th, 1929 in Coventry. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2001 at 72 years old in Radwell (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Carlos Castañeda
Peruvian-american author.
Born December 25th, 1925 in Cajamarca. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
Erich Maria Remarque
German novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1898 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Douglas Bader
British world flying ace (1910-1982).
Born February 21st, 1910 in London.
Died September 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Chiswick (myocardial infarction).
Bert Lahr
American actor (1895–1967).
Born August 13th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 72 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
V. N. Janaki
Indian actress and former chief minister of tamil nadu (1924-1996).
Born November 30th, 1923 in Vaikom. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Ramdas Gandhi
Gandhi family member (1897-1969).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Durban.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 72 years old in Mumbai.
Russell Means
Oglala lakota activist for the rights of native american people (1939-2012).
Born November 10th, 1939 in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Porcupine (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Susannah York
English film, stage and television actress (1939-2011).
Born January 9th, 1939 in Chelsea.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 72 years old in Chelsea (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Frank Gorshin
American actor and comedian (1933-2005).
Born April 5th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2005 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
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