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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Thomas S. Martin
American politician (1847–1919).
Born July 29th, 1847 in Scottsville.
Died November 12th, 1919 at 72 years old in Charlottesville.
DeHart Hubbard
American long jumper (1903–1976).
Born November 25th, 1903 in Cincinnati.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 72 years old in Cleveland.
Alice Lake
Actress (1895-1967).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1967 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Lili Darvas
Hungarian actress (1902–1974).
Born April 10th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died July 21st, 1974 at 72 years old in New York City.
Otto Nagel
German artist (1894-1967).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Wedding.
Died July 12th, 1967 at 72 years old in Biesdorf.
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player (1941–2013).
Born April 28th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).
Vasja Pirc
Slovenian chess player (1907–1980).
Born December 19th, 1907 in Idrija.
Died June 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
John Gilling
British film director and screenwriter (1912-1984).
Born May 29th, 1912 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1984 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Dominguinhos
Brazilian singer and composer (1941–2013).
Born February 12th, 1941 in Pernambuco, Garanhuns.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Robert Harold Nimmo
Australian army officer (1893–1966).
Born November 22nd, 1893 in Einasleigh.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 72 years old in Rawalpindi (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 861 to 870 of 1960
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