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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
José María Vargas Vila
Colombian writer (1860-1933).
Born July 23rd, 1860 in Bogotá.
Died May 23rd, 1933 at 72 years old in Barcelona.
Marguerite Durand
French actress and journalist, editor (1864–1936).
Born January 24th, 1864 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1936 at 72 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nachi Nozawa
Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director (1938-2010).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Tokyo.
Died October 30th, 2010 at 72 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Adolf von Trotha
German admiral, leader of the german national youth league (1868-1940).
Born March 1st, 1868 in Koblenz.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Betsy Bakker-Nort
Dutch lawyer and politician (1874-1946).
Born May 8th, 1874 in Groningen. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1946 at 72 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Chaim Grade
Yiddish author (1910–1982).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Vilnius.
Died June 26th, 1982 at 72 years old in New York City.
John Campbell Brown
British astronomer (1947-2019).
Born February 4th, 1947 in Dumbarton.
Died November 16th, 2019 at 72 years old in Isle of Skye. [ref]
Marvin Worth
Film producer, screenwriter, actor (1925-1998).
Born June 6th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
José Luis Cuerda
Spanish film director (1947–2020).
Born February 18th, 1947 in Albacete.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 72 years old in Madrid (arterial embolism). [ref]
LeRoy Ellis
American basketball player (1940-2012).
Born March 10th, 1940 in Far Rockaway.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Portland (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 881 to 890 of 1969
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman