Dead at age 72

1,499 Notable deaths

Ramaz Urushadze

Soviet footballer (1939-2012).

Born August 17th, 1939 in Lanchkhuti.

Died March 8th, 2012 at 72 years old

Kurt Wires

Finnish canoer (1919-1992).

Born April 28th, 1919 in Helsinki.

Died February 22nd, 1992 at 72 years old in Espoo.

David Albin Zywiec Sidor

American bishop (1947-2020).

Born July 15th, 1947 in East Chicago.

Died January 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in Managua (brain cancer).

Wilma de Faria

52nd governor of rio grande do norte (1945–2017).

Born February 17th, 1945 in Mossoró. [ref]

Died June 15th, 2017 at 72 years old in Natal (cancer).

Vladimir Sukharev

Athletics competitor (1924-1997).

Born July 10th, 1924 in Korday.

Died April 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow.

Rosario de Acuña

Spanish writer, poet and playwright.

Born November 1st, 1850 in Madrid. [ref]

Died May 5th, 1923 at 72 years old in Gijón. [ref]

Christian Frémont

French politician and representative to andorra 2008-2012.

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Champagnac-de-Belair.

Died August 3rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Seilda Baishakov

Kazakh football player (1950-2023).

Born August 28th, 1950 in Taraz.

Died July 12th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]

Bohumil Němeček

Czechoslovak boxer (1938-2010).

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Tábor.

Died May 2nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]

Larysa Hienijuš

Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement (1910-1983).

Born August 22nd, 1910 in Grodno County.

Died April 7th, 1983 at 72 years old in Zeĺva.

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine