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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Kajirō Yamamoto
Japanese film director (1902–1974).
Born March 15th, 1902 in Tokyo.
Died September 28th, 1974 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Pierre Restany
French art historian and critic (1930–2003).
Born June 24th, 1930 in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2003 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Liu Kunyi
Chinese politician (1830-1902).
Born January 21st, 1830 in Xinning County.
Died October 6th, 1902 at 72 years old in Beijing.
Vojtěch Jarník
Czech academic, mathematician and university educator (1897–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Renato Castellani
Italian film director and screenwriter (1913–1985).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Finale Ligure.
Died December 28th, 1985 at 72 years old in Rome.
Huang Yongsheng
Chinese general (1910-1983).
Born November 17th, 1910 in Xian'an District.
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Qingdao.
Merryl Wyn Davies
Welsh muslim scholar.
Born June 23rd, 1948 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died February 1st, 2021 at 72 years old
George Pollock
British film director (1907-1979).
Born March 27th, 1907 in Leicester.
Died December 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Thanet.
Yehoshafat Harkabi
Israeli military officer (1921-1994).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Haifa.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Lucrezia Bori
Spanish opera singer (1887–1960).
Born December 24th, 1887 in Valencia.
Died May 14th, 1960 at 72 years old in New York City.
Deaths 971 to 980 of 1969
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