Dead at age 72
1,494 Notable deaths
Alberto Korda
Cuban photographer (1928–2001).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Havana.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Robert Atkins
American cardiologist (1930-2003).
Born October 17th, 1930 in Columbus.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (falling).
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter (1938-2010).
Born July 26th, 1938 in Nashville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). [ref]
Francis Ford
Actor, film director (1881-1953).
Born August 14th, 1881 in Portland.
Died September 5th, 1953 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev
Soviet submarine commander (1926-1998).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 28th, 1998 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Åge Hareide
Norwegian association football player and manager (1953–2025).
Born September 23rd, 1953 in Hareid.
Died December 18th, 2025 at 72 years old in Molde Municipality (brain cancer). [ref]
Steve Brodie
American actor (1919-1992).
Born November 25th, 1919 in El Dorado.
Died January 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in West Hills (cancer).
Fontella Bass
American singer (1940–2012).
Born February 3rd, 1940 in St. Louis.
Died December 26th, 2012 at 72 years old in St. Louis (myocardial infarction).
Edward A. Murphy, Jr.
American engineer, coiner of murphy's law (1918–1990).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch physicist, nobel prize winner (1853-1926).
Born September 21st, 1853 in Groningen.
Died February 21st, 1926 at 72 years old in Leiden.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler