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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Allen Carr
British author (1934–2006).
Born September 2nd, 1934 in London.
Died November 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Benalmádena (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Louis Althusser
French marxist philosopher (1918–1990).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bir Mourad Rais. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1990 at 72 years old in La Verrière (myocardial infarction).
John Frankenheimer
American film and television director (1930-2002).
Born February 19th, 1930 in Queens.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Cuba Gooding Sr.
American singer and actor (1944–2017).
Born April 27th, 1944 in New York City.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Pearl Bailey
American actress and singer (1918–1990).
Born March 29th, 1918 in Newport News.
Died August 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (cardiovascular disease).
Sigrid Valdis
American actress (1935–2007).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Bakersfield.
Died October 14th, 2007 at 72 years old in Anaheim (lung cancer).
Christine Kaufmann
German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017).
Born January 11th, 1945 in Lengdorf.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 72 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Levi Stubbs
American singer, actor (1936–2008).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Detroit.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 72 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Richie Havens
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 72 years old in Jersey City (myocardial infarction).
Vasili Arkhipov
Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war (1926–1998).
Born January 30th, 1926 in Zvorkovo.
Died August 19th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zheleznodorozhny (kidney cancer).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 1958
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