Dead at age 72

1,499 Notable deaths

Danutė Stanelienė

Wwii machine gunner, one of only four women to become full cavalier of order of glory.

Born April 20th, 1922 in Marijampolė County.

Died August 8th, 1994 at 72 years old in Vilnius.

Charles Vanden Wouwer

Belgian association football player (1916-1989).

Born September 7th, 1916 in Teignmouth.

Died June 1st, 1989 at 72 years old

Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini

Italian fencer (1936–2008).

Born January 27th, 1936 in Milan.

Died July 26th, 2008 at 72 years old in Milan. [ref]

Carlton Ogawa

Canadian rower.

Born August 29th, 1934 in Alert Bay.

Died September 23rd, 2006 at 72 years old in Vancouver. [ref]

Henri Laurent

French fencer.

Born April 1st, 1881 in Beaulieu-sur-Loire. [ref]

Died February 14th, 1954 at 72 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]

Jack Oosterlaak

South african sprinter (1896-1968).

Born January 15th, 1896 in Wellington.

Died June 5th, 1968 at 72 years old in Pretoria.

Honoré Barthélémy

French racing cyclist (1891–1964).

Born September 25th, 1891 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 12th, 1964 at 72 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Zalman Shneur

Jewish (hebrew and yiddish) author (1887-1959).

Born February 11th, 1887 in Škłow. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1959 at 72 years old in New York City.

Gerald Tait

Scottish sailor (1866–1938).

Born November 7th, 1866 in Campbeltown.

Died December 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Glasgow.

Ragnar Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1907-1980).

Born September 28th, 1907 in Lundby church parish.

Died May 19th, 1980 at 72 years old in Gothenburg.

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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte