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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Franco Albini
Italian architect and designer (1905-1977).
Born October 17th, 1905 in Robbiate. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Milan. [ref]
Shankar Lakshman
Field hockey player.
Born July 7th, 1933 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican politician (1902-1974).
Born April 17th, 1902 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma). [ref]
DeHart Hubbard
American long jumper.
Born November 25th, 1903 in Cincinnati.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 72 years old in Cleveland.
Robert Havemann
German chemist, and an east german dissident (1910-1982).
Born March 11th, 1910 in Munich.
Died April 9th, 1982 at 72 years old in Grünheide (Mark).
Orlando Ramón Agosti
Argentine general (1924-1997).
Born December 18th, 1924 in San Andrés de Giles Partido. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Arne Garborg
Norwegian writer.
Born January 25th, 1851 in Undheim. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1924 at 72 years old in Asker. [ref]
Glyn Daniel
British archaeologist (1914-1986).
Born April 23rd, 1914 in Lampeter Velfrey. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer). [ref]
Erich Ponto
Actor.
Born December 14th, 1884 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1957 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (cancer). [ref]
Adone Zoli
Italian politician (1887-1960).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Cesena.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard