Dead at age 72
1,497 Notable deaths
Rose Francine Rogombe
Gabonese politician (1942-2015).
Born September 20th, 1942 in Lambaréné.
Died April 10th, 2015 at 72 years old in Villejuif.
Aleksandr Ptushko
Soviet animation and fantasy film director (1900-1973).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Luhansk.
Died March 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Antonio Maura
Spanish politician (1853-1925).
Born May 2nd, 1853 in Palma. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1925 at 72 years old in Torrelodones (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Virginia Pearson
American stage and film actress (1886-1958).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Anchorage.
Died June 6th, 1958 at 72 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Woodford.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Hendon (diabetes).
Oleg Yefremov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director (1927–2000).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 24th, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1941-2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in Riyadh.
Died February 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Riyadh (cancer). [ref]
Hermann Breith
German general.
Born May 7th, 1892 in Pirmasens.
Died September 3rd, 1964 at 72 years old in Pech.
Winrich Kolbe
American film director.
Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old [ref]
Max Knoll
German engineer (1897-1969).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Schlangenbad.
Died November 6th, 1969 at 72 years old in Munich.
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