Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Gleb Kotelnikov
Russian inventor (1872–1944).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Phung Quang Thanh
Vietnamese defense minister (1949–2021).
Born February 2nd, 1949 in Hanoi.
Died September 11th, 2021 at 72 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Henry Carr
American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Montgomery.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Griffin. [ref]
Gabriel Yacoub
French musician, songwriter and visual artist (1952–2025).
Born February 4th, 1952 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 22nd, 2025 at 72 years old in Bourges. [ref]
Victor Hasselblad
Swedish photographer and inventor (1906–1978).
Born March 8th, 1906 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1978 at 72 years old in Onsala. [ref]
Alphonzo Bell
Us oil millionaire and tennis player (1875-1947).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Manolis Andronikos
Greek archaeologist and professor (1919-1992).
Born October 23rd, 1919 in Bursa.
Died March 30th, 1992 at 72 years old in Thessaloniki.
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Grand duchess consort of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born January 29th, 1850 in Rudolstadt.
Died April 22nd, 1922 at 72 years old in The Hague.
Mieczysław Moczar
Polish military officer (1913-1986).
Born December 25th, 1913 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
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