Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Alfonso López Trujillo
Catholic cardinal (1935–2008).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Villahermosa.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter.
Born August 13th, 1939 in Macon.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Burlington (leukemia, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Prince Zeid bin Hussein
Iraqi prince (1898–1970).
Born February 28th, 1898 in Turkey.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 72 years old in Paris.
Ernest Belfort Bax
British barrister and journalist.
Born July 23rd, 1854 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 72 years old in London.
Claire Waldoff
German singer (1884-1957).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Leonard Hussey
British explorer (1891–1964).
Born May 6th, 1891 in Leytonstone.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 72 years old in King's College Hospital.
Eugeniusz Baziak
Roman catholic archbishop.
Born March 8th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Yevgeny Morgunov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born April 27th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
German-danish tennis player.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Essen.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Helsingborg.
Xabier Azkargorta
Spanish association football player and manager.
Born September 26th, 1953 in Azpeitia.
Died November 14th, 2025 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (heart disease). [ref]
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown