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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Joseph B. Kershaw
Confederate army general (1822-1894).
Born January 5th, 1822 in Camden.
Died April 13th, 1894 at 72 years old in South Carolina.
Alexander Winton
British automotive pioneer (1860–1932).
Born June 20th, 1860 in Grangemouth.
Died June 21st, 1932 at 72 years old in Cleveland.
Prince Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden
German prince (1891–1964).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Heiligendamm.
Died April 3rd, 1964 at 72 years old in Tübingen.
James Collip
Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892–1965).
Born November 20th, 1892 in Belleville. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Fahmida Riaz
Pakistani urdu writer, poet, feminist (1946-2018).
Born July 28th, 1946 in Meerut. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2018 at 72 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Henry Kolker
American actor and film director (1870-1947).
Born November 13th, 1874 in Quincy.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Mosolov
Russian futurist composer (1900–1973).
Born August 11th, 1900 in Kyiv.
Died July 12th, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Jean Bethke Elshtain
American ethicist, political philosopher, and public intellectual (1941–2013).
Born January 6th, 1941 in Windsor.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 72 years old in Nashville (heart failure).
Eduardo Scarpetta
Italian actor and playwright (1853–1925).
Born March 13th, 1853 in Naples.
Died November 29th, 1925 at 72 years old in Naples.
Matt Moore
Irish-born american actor (1888-1960).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Kells.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 711 to 720 of 1970
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus