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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Wilmer Allison
Us tennis player (1904-1977).
Born December 8th, 1904 in San Antonio.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 72 years old in Austin.
Valdir Espinosa
Brazilian footballer (1947-2020).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (surgical complications).
Alice Middleton Boring
American biologist, zoologist, and herpetologist (1883-1955).
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Carl F. W. Borgward
German engineer and designer and the creator of the borgward group, based in bremen.
Born November 10th, 1890 in Altona.
Died July 28th, 1963 at 72 years old in Bremen (myocardial infarction).
Luigi Bianchi
Italian mathematician (1856-1928).
Born January 18th, 1856 in Parma. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1928 at 72 years old in Pisa. [ref]
John St. Polis
Actor (1873-1946).
Born November 24th, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945).
Born October 6th, 1872 in Munktorps parish. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1945 at 72 years old in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Kurt Feldt
German general.
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Smętowo Graniczne.
Died March 11th, 1970 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Yuri Maslyukov
Russian politician (1937-2010).
Born September 30th, 1937 in Khujand.
Died April 1st, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Vera Nikolić
Yugoslav middle distance runner (1948-2021).
Born September 23rd, 1948 in Grabovica, Despotovac.
Died June 28th, 2021 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche