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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
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]
Charles Lanrezac
French general (1852–1925).
Born July 30th, 1852 in Pointe-à-Pitre.
Died January 18th, 1925 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Dennis Oppenheim
American artist, sculptor and photographer (1938–2011).
Born September 6th, 1938 in Electric City.
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.
Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau
Prince of nassau (1832–1905).
Born September 20th, 1832 in Biebrich.
Died September 17th, 1905 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Jovan Dučić
Bosnian serb writer and diplomat.
Born February 17th, 1871 in Trebinje.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 72 years old in Gary.
Deaths 631 to 640 of 1969
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran