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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Ernest Belfort Bax
British barrister and journalist (1854–1926).
Born July 23rd, 1854 in Leamington Spa.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 72 years old in London.
Claire Waldoff
German singer (1884-1957).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Raphael Kalinowski
Polish discalced carmelite friar, engineer and saint (1835–1907).
Born September 1st, 1835 in Vilnius.
Died November 15th, 1907 at 72 years old in Wadowice (tuberculosis).
Jane Cunningham Croly
American journalist (1829–1901).
Born December 19th, 1829 in Market Harborough.
Died December 23rd, 1901 at 72 years old in New York City.
Alexey Bogolyubov
Russian artist (1824-1896).
Born March 28th, 1824 in Pomeranye. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1896 at 72 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Charles Augustus Briggs
American scholar and theologian (1841–1913).
Born January 15th, 1841 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 1913 at 72 years old in New York City.
Judith Gautier
French poet and historical novelist (1845-1917).
Born August 25th, 1845 in Paris.
Died December 26th, 1917 at 72 years old in Dinard.
Leonard Hussey
British explorer (1891–1964).
Born May 6th, 1891 in Leytonstone.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 72 years old in King's College Hospital.
Eugeniusz Baziak
Roman catholic archbishop.
Born March 8th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Yevgeny Morgunov
Soviet and russian actor (1927–1999).
Born April 27th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Deaths 821 to 830 of 1970
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