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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Leo Slezak
Austrian opera singer (1873–1946).
Born August 18th, 1873 in Šumperk. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1946 at 72 years old in Rottach-Egern. [ref]
Rita Corday
American actress (1920–1992).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Tahiti.
Died November 23rd, 1992 at 72 years old in Century City.
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and r&b guitarist (1916–1989).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Newport News.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 72 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Prime minister of greenland (1938-2010).
Born September 25th, 1938 in Qassimiut. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Qaqortoq (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Rolland Courbis
French football player and manager.
Born August 12th, 1953 in Marseille.
Died January 12th, 2026 at 72 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Wilhelm Batz
German world war ii fighter pilot (1916-1988).
Born May 21st, 1916 in Bamberg.
Died September 11th, 1988 at 72 years old in Ebern.
John Shumate
American basketball player-coach.
Born April 6th, 1952 in Greenville.
Died February 3rd, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Ernst Deutsch
Austrian actor (1890–1969).
Born September 16th, 1896 in Prague.
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 72 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
Indian activist (1902-1975).
Born November 15th, 1902 in Chhatrapur.
Died July 26th, 1975 at 72 years old in Vijayawada.
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist (1886–1959).
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
Deaths 701 to 710 of 1970
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