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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Arnold Gehlen
German academic (1904-1976).
Born January 29th, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died January 30th, 1976 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Henry Rono
Kenyan distance runner (1952–2024).
Born February 12th, 1952 in Rift Valley Province.
Died February 15th, 2024 at 72 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Lynn Frazier
American politician (1874–1947).
Born December 21st, 1874 in Steele County.
Died January 11th, 1947 at 72 years old in Riverdale.
Allan Edwall
Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer (1924-1997).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Rödön church parish.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (prostate cancer).
Tony Hateley
English footballer (1941-2014).
Born June 13th, 1941 in Derby.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Preston. [ref]
Edward Lazear
American economist (1948-2020).
Born August 17th, 1948 in New York City.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 72 years old in Reno (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Astrid Allwyn
American film and stage actress (1905–1978).
Born November 27th, 1905 in Manchester.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Luo Ruiqing
Chinese general, politician (1906-1978).
Born May 31st, 1906 in Nanchong.
Died August 3rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Heidelberg.
Veselin Đuranović
President of montenegro (1925-1997).
Born May 17th, 1925 in Danilovgrad.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Danilovgrad.
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopian long distance runner.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Adigrat.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 72 years old in Toronto (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Deaths 571 to 580 of 1960
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