Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Agustín Gaínza
Spanish footballer (1922-1995).
Born May 28th, 1922 in Basauri.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 72 years old in Basauri.
Mario Rodríguez Cobos
Argentine writer (1938-2010).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Mendoza.
Died September 16th, 2010 at 72 years old in Mendoza. [ref]
Carl F. W. Borgward
German engineer and designer and the creator of the borgward group, based in bremen.
Born November 10th, 1890 in Altona.
Died July 28th, 1963 at 72 years old in Bremen (myocardial infarction).
Koldo Mitxelena
Basque writer.
Born August 20th, 1915 in Errenteria. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1987 at 72 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián, Errenteria. [ref]
Marcel Tournier
French harpist, composer, and pedagogue (1879–1951).
Born January 5th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 8th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris.
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Russian composer (1899-1974).
Born January 6th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Paco Bienzobas
Spanish football player/manager/referee (1909-1981).
Born March 26th, 1909 in San Sebastián.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 72 years old in San Sebastián.
Dennis Robertson
British economist.
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Lowestoft. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1963 at 72 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bai Hong
Chinese actor and singer (1920-1992).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Beijing.
Died May 28th, 1992 at 72 years old in Beijing.
Ulf Palme
Actor (1920-1993).
Born October 18th, 1920 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1993 at 72 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde