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Dead at age 72
1,337 Notable deaths
Yang Kyoungjong
Ethnic korean soldier in the imperial japanese army, soviet red army, and german wehrmacht.
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Sinuiju.
Died April 7th, 1992 at 72 years old in Illinois.
Kanshi Ram
Indian politician.
Born March 15th, 1934 in Rupnagar district.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 72 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John D. Rockefeller III
American philanthropist.
Born March 21st, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1978 at 72 years old in Pocantico Hills (traffic collision).
Douglas Tompkins
American environmentalist.
Born March 20th, 1943 in Conneaut. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Coyhaique (hypothermia).
Kathryn Joosten
American actress (1939-2012).
Born December 20th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Westlake Village (lung cancer). [ref]
Alexis Smith
Canadian actress (1921-1993).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Penticton. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1993 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Noble Willingham
American actor (1931-2004).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Mineola. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2004 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan White
English rock drummer (1949–2022).
Born June 14th, 1949 in Ferryhill.
Died May 26th, 2022 at 72 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Thorstein Veblen
American academic.
Born July 30th, 1857 in Cato, Manitowoc County. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Menlo Park.
Allee Willis
American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director (1947-2019).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 24th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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