Dead at age 72
1,499 Notable deaths
Piotr Odmieniec Włast
Polish poet.
Born July 25th, 1876 in Grabow, Grabów nad Pilicą. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1949 at 72 years old in Izabelin C.
Tatjana Lematschko
Swiss and bulgarian chess player.
Born March 16th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Yakov Punkin
Olympic wrestler (1921–1994).
Born December 8th, 1921 in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1994 at 72 years old in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]
Frederick Hird
American sport shooter (1879-1952).
Born December 6th, 1879 in New Diggings.
Died September 27th, 1952 at 72 years old in Des Moines.
Robert Stangland
American long and triple jumper (1881-1953).
Born October 5th, 1881 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1953 at 72 years old in Nyack.
Jorge Pardon
Peruvian footballer (1905-1977).
Born March 4th, 1905 in Arequipa.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 72 years old in Lima.
Henryk Opieński
Polish musician (1870-1942).
Born January 13th, 1870 in Kraków.
Died January 21st, 1942 at 72 years old in Morges.
Oleg Tyurin
Russian rower.
Born June 29th, 1937 in Sinyavino.
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
František Brůna
Czechoslovak handball player (1944–2017).
Born October 13th, 1944 in Dolní Kralovice.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 72 years old in Benešov. [ref]
Charles Gondouin
French rugby union player.
Born July 21st, 1875 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 24th, 1947 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon