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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Amos Dolbear
American physicist (1837-1910).
Born November 10th, 1837 in Norwich. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1910 at 72 years old in Medford. [ref]
José María Velasco Gómez Obregón
Mexican artist (1840-1912).
Born July 6th, 1840 in Temascalcingo de José María Velasco.
Died August 26th, 1912 at 72 years old in Mexico City.
Marc Allégret
French screenwriter and film director (1900-1973).
Born December 22nd, 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).
Edward Charles Pickering
American astronomer (1846–1919).
Born July 19th, 1846 in Boston.
Died February 3rd, 1919 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
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]
Deaths 621 to 630 of 1960
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