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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Jim Aparo
American comic book artist (1932-2005).
Born August 24th, 1932 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 2005 at 72 years old in United States. [ref]
Spiridon Marinatos
Greek archaeologist (1901–1974).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Lixouri.
Died October 1st, 1974 at 72 years old in Santorini.
Franz Hofer
Austrian politician (1902-1975).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Bad Hofgastein. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1975 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Camille Bulcke
Jesuit missionary (1909–1982).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Ramskapelle.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Ivor Wood
English animator (1932-2004).
Born May 4th, 1932 in Leeds. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 72 years old in London (cancer). [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).
Yue-Kong Pao
Hong kong businessman (1918-1991).
Born November 10th, 1918 in Zhenhai District.
Died September 23rd, 1991 at 72 years old in Hong Kong.
J. J. Williams
Welsh rugby union player (1948–2020).
Born April 1st, 1948 in Bridgend.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Norwegian forester, writer, children's writer, and collector of fairy tales (1812–1885).
Born January 15th, 1812 in Christiania.
Died January 6th, 1885 at 72 years old in Christiania.
Deaths 591 to 600 of 1960
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