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Dead at age 72

1,340 Notable deaths

Hamo Beknazarian

Soviet film director.

Born May 31st, 1892 in Yerevan.

Died April 27th, 1965 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Tomás Bretón

Spanish conductor and composer (1850-1923).

Born December 29th, 1850 in Salamanca. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1923 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Joshua Pim

Irish tennis player (1869-1942).

Born May 20th, 1869 in Bray.

Died April 15th, 1942 at 72 years old in Dublin.

Paul Kletzki

Conductor and composer from poland (1900-1973).

Born March 21st, 1900 in Łódź. [ref]

Died March 5th, 1973 at 72 years old in Liverpool. [ref]

Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter.

Born October 3rd, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.

Died October 23rd, 2021 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Peter Kenilorea

Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2016).

Born May 23rd, 1943 in Malaita.

Died February 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Honiara.

Borka Pavićević

Dramaturge, newspaper columnist, activist (1947-2019).

Born June 5th, 1947 in Kotor.

Died June 30th, 2019 at 72 years old in Belgrade.

Arnie Robinson

Athletics competitor, long jumper.

Born April 7th, 1948 in San Diego.

Died December 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in San Diego (COVID-19). [ref]

Antonio Vojak

Italian footballer (1904-1977).

Born November 19th, 1904 in Pula.

Died May 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Varese.

Yasutomi Nishizuka

Japanese biologist (1932-2004).

Born July 12th, 1932 in Ashiya.

Died November 4th, 2004 at 72 years old

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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr