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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Edward A. O'Neal
Confederate army general and 26th governor of alabama (1818–1890).
Born September 20th, 1818 in Madison County.
Died November 7th, 1890 at 72 years old in Florence.
Robert Giffen
British statistician (1837-1910).
Born July 22nd, 1837 in Lanarkshire.
Died April 12th, 1910 at 72 years old in Scotland, Fort Augustus.
Howie Shannon
American basketball player (1923-1995).
Born June 10th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 72 years old in Plano (lung cancer).
Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960).
Born December 6th, 1887 in Montclair.
Died September 3rd, 1960 at 72 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Marion Bauer
American composer (1882–1955).
Born August 15th, 1882 in Walla Walla.
Died August 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in South Hadley (myocardial infarction).
H. C. Potter
American director (1904-1977).
Born November 13th, 1904 in New York City.
Died August 31st, 1977 at 72 years old in Southampton.
Émile Vandervelde
Belgian politician (1866-1938).
Born January 25th, 1866 in Ixelles.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 72 years old in Brussels.
Bonfoh Abass
Togolese politician.
Born November 23rd, 1948 in Kabou.
Died June 30th, 2021 at 72 years old [ref]
Alice Davenport
American actress (1864–1936).
Born February 29th, 1864 in New York City.
Died June 24th, 1936 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Le Vigan
French actor (1900-1972).
Born January 7th, 1900 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tandil.
Deaths 941 to 950 of 1969
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel