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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
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).
John Francis O'Hara
Catholic cardinal (1888-1960).
Born May 1st, 1888 in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1960 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Flavio Mogherini
Italian designer, art director and film director (1922–1994).
Born March 25th, 1922 in Arezzo.
Died April 23rd, 1994 at 72 years old in Rome.
Johannes Leimena
Indonesian politician (1905-1977).
Born March 3rd, 1905 in Ambon.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell
British politician (1813-1886).
Born July 24th, 1813 in Liverpool.
Died February 15th, 1886 at 72 years old in Torquay.
Deaths 871 to 880 of 1969
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz