Dead at age 72
1,499 Notable deaths
Adolf Wagner
German weightlifter.
Born June 27th, 1911 in Essen.
Died April 9th, 1984 at 72 years old in Essen.
August Erker
American rower (1879–1951).
Born October 24th, 1879 in Pfaffenwiesbach.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 72 years old in St. Louis.
Yoshiharu Horii
Japanese association football player and manager.
Born March 16th, 1953 in Fujieda.
Died August 23rd, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Jean Dybowski
Explorer and agronomist (1856-1928).
Born April 18th, 1856 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1928 at 72 years old in Mandres. [ref]
Teodósio de Gouveia
Portuguese cardinal.
Born May 13th, 1889 in Santana.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Maputo (leukemia).
Lyubov Tyurina
Olympic volleyball player (1943-2015).
Born April 25th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died October 23rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Arakel Babakhanian
Armenian historian (1860-1932).
Died November 14th, 1932 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Port Hueneme.
Died December 14th, 1979 at 72 years old in Napa.
Henryk Rozmiarek
Polish handball player.
Born January 13th, 1949 in Poznań.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 72 years old in Poznań.
Joanni Maurice Perronnet
French fencer and painter (1877-1950).
Born October 19th, 1877 in rue de Dunkerque. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 72 years old in rue Henry-Monnier. [ref]
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer