Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Yehoshafat Harkabi
Israeli general (1921-1994).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Haifa.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Shingo Araki
Japanese animation artist and character designer (1939–2011).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Nagoya.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 72 years old in Itabashi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
René Maran
French writer (1887-1960).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Fort-de-France.
Died May 9th, 1960 at 72 years old in Paris.
Karl John
1905–1977; german film actor (1905–1977).
Born March 24th, 1905 in Cologne.
Died December 22nd, 1977 at 72 years old in Gütersloh (cardiovascular disease).
Nicolas Rashevsky
American scientist (1899–1972).
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chernihiv.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 72 years old in Holland.
Tony Maggs
South african racing driver (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Pretoria.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Caledon (cancer). [ref]
Karel Loprais
Czech rally driver (1949-2021).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Ostrava, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2021 at 72 years old in Nový Jičín (COVID-19). [ref]
Alexandre Adler
French journalist and historian (1950–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1950 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 18th, 2023 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mersad Berber
Bosnia and herzegovina artist (1940-2012).
Born January 1st, 1940 in Bosanski Petrovac.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Arnold Pick
Czech physician (1851-1924).
Born July 20th, 1851 in Velké Meziříčí.
Died April 4th, 1924 at 72 years old in Prague (sepsis).
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black