Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
John Munro Longyear
American mayor, businessman and philanthropist (1850-1922).
Born April 15th, 1850 in Lansing.
Died May 28th, 1922 at 72 years old in Brookline. [ref]
William Morton Wheeler
U.s. entomologist, myrmecologist and harvard professor (1865–1937).
Born March 19th, 1865 in Milwaukee.
Died April 19th, 1937 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Can Yücel
Turkish poet (1926-1999).
Born August 21st, 1926 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1999 at 72 years old in İzmir (cancer).
Johan Pitka
Estonian military personnel and politician (1872-1944).
Born February 19th, 1872 in Võhmuta.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Kõue.
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, record producer.
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
Hildegard Behrens
German operatic soprano (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Varel.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 72 years old in Tokyo (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Cape verdean politician and former president of cape verde (1944-2016).
Born February 16th, 1944 in Ribeira da Barca. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Praia. [ref]
Karl Genzken
German physician and ss general, chief of the medical office of the waffen-ss, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957).
Born June 8th, 1885 in Preetz.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 72 years old in Blankenese.
Hans Jansen
Dutch politician and academic of contemporary islam (1942–2015).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Mamo Clark
American actress (1914-1986).
Born December 6th, 1914 in Honolulu.
Died December 18th, 1986 at 72 years old in Panorama City (cancer).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler