Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Bo Carter
American early blues musician.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Bolton.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 72 years old (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bernard Lacombe
French football manager (1952-2025).
Born August 15th, 1952 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died June 17th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Spiridon Marinatos
Greek archaeologist (1901–1974).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Lixouri.
Died October 1st, 1974 at 72 years old in Santorini.
Franz Hofer
Austrian politician (1902-1975).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Bad Hofgastein. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1975 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977).
Born July 31st, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Yue-Kong Pao
Hong kong businessman (1918-1991).
Born November 10th, 1918 in Zhenhai District.
Died September 23rd, 1991 at 72 years old in Hong Kong.
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer (1924–1997).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
Machiko Hasegawa
Japanese manga artist (1920–1992).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Taku. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1992 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian physician and psychologist (1868-1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Boiany.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (poisoning).
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore