Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Amelia Peláez
Cuban artist (1896-1968).
Born January 5th, 1896 in Yaguajay.
Died April 8th, 1968 at 72 years old in Havana.
María Luisa Alcalá
Mexican actress.
Born March 26th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 72 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Fayez al-Tarawneh
Jordanian politician (1949-2021).
Died December 15th, 2021 at 72 years old in Amman (cancer). [ref]
Seton I. Miller
American screenwriter, film producer.
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Chehalis. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Russian composer.
Born May 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1945 at 72 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer.
Born April 26th, 1889 in Glasgow.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Rudolf Veiel
German general (1883–1956).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Indonesian politician.
Born May 21st, 1903 in Central Java.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Frederick Twort
British microbiologist (1877–1950).
Born October 22nd, 1877 in Camberley.
Died March 20th, 1950 at 72 years old
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney