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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Carl Værnet
Danish holocaust perpetrator.
Born April 28th, 1893.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Wally Herbert
British polar explorer (1934-2007).
Born October 24th, 1934 in United Kingdom. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2007 at 72 years old in Inverness. [ref]
Dennis Oppenheim
American artist, sculptor and photographer.
Born September 6th, 1938 in Electric City. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
Richie Cole
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
Born February 29th, 1948 in Trenton.
Died May 2nd, 2020 at 72 years old in Carnegie. [ref]
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977).
Born July 31st, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Sergio Endrigo
Italian singer-songwriter (1933-2005).
Died September 7th, 2005 at 72 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Bernard Lacombe
French football manager (1952-2025).
Born August 15th, 1952 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died June 17th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Charles Lanrezac
French general.
Born July 30th, 1852 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1925 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Mark Souder
American politician.
Born July 18th, 1950 in Grabill.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 72 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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