Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
W. V. D. Hodge
British mathematician.
Born June 17th, 1903 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 72 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Alexander Aitken
New zealand mathematician (1895-1967).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1967 at 72 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Hermann Michel
German ss officer (1912-1984).
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Holzheim.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 72 years old in Egypt.
Marc Allégret
French screenwriter and film director (1900-1973).
Born December 23rd, 1900 in Basel. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1973 at 72 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anita Delgado
Spanish dancer (1890-1962).
Born February 8th, 1890 in Málaga.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 72 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Julius Raab
Austrian chancellor and politician (1891-1964).
Born November 29th, 1891 in St. Pölten.
Died January 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Zdeněk Koubek
Transgender czech athlete (1913-1986).
Born December 8th, 1913 in Paskov.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 72 years old in Prague.
Charly Gaul
Professional cyclist (1932–2005).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia).
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Charles Lanrezac
French general.
Born July 30th, 1852 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1925 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris