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Dead at age 72
1,474 Notable deaths
Marc Allégret
French screenwriter and film director (1900-1973).
Born December 23rd, 1900 in Basel. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1973 at 72 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anita Delgado
Spanish dancer (1890-1962).
Born February 8th, 1890 in Málaga.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 72 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Julius Raab
Austrian chancellor and politician (1891-1964).
Born November 29th, 1891 in St. Pölten.
Died January 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Zdeněk Koubek
Transgender czech athlete (1913-1986).
Born December 8th, 1913 in Paskov.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 72 years old in Prague.
Charly Gaul
Professional cyclist (1932–2005).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia).
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [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.
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]
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.
Jovan Dučić
Bosnian serb writer and diplomat.
Born February 17th, 1871 in Trebinje. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1943 at 72 years old in Gary. [ref]
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