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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Alice Lake
Actress (1895-1967).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1967 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Indonesian politician.
Born May 21st, 1903 in Central Java.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Hans Felber
German general.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 8th, 1962 at 72 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
John Munro Longyear
American mayor, businessman and philanthropist (1850-1922).
Born April 15th, 1850 in Lansing.
Died May 28th, 1922 at 72 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Lili Darvas
Hungarian actress (1902–1974).
Born April 10th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 72 years old in New York City.
Fritz-Hubert Gräser
German general (1888-1960).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died November 4th, 1960 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Rudolf Veiel
German general.
Born December 10th, 1883 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
LeRoy Ellis
American basketball player (1940-2012).
Born March 10th, 1940 in Far Rockaway.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Portland (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt
German general and knight's cross recipient (1892-1964).
Born January 15th, 1892 in Strasbourg.
Died September 9th, 1964 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Helmut Käutner
German film director (1908-1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti. [ref]
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