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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
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.
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer (1924–1997).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
Eugène Grasset
French painter (1845-1917).
Born May 25th, 1845 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1917 at 72 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Machiko Hasegawa
Japanese manga artist (1920–1992).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Taku. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1992 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian physician and psychologist (1868-1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Boiany.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (poisoning).
Hans-Erich Voss
German admiral (1897-1969).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Angermünde.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Deaths 601 to 610 of 1969
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