Dead at age 72
1,470 Notable deaths
John Wayne
American actor (1907–1979).
Born May 26th, 1907 in Winterset. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1979 at 72 years old in Westwood (stomach cancer). [ref]
Richard Harris
Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Limerick.
Died October 25th, 2002 at 72 years old in University College Hospital (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947).
Born October 12th, 1875 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died December 1st, 1947 at 72 years old in Hastings (bronchitis).
David Carradine
American actor (1936–2009).
Born December 8th, 1936 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 72 years old in Bangkok (erotic asphyxiation). [ref]
Peggy Lipton
American actress and singer (1946-2019).
Born August 30th, 1946 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Robbie Coltrane
Scottish actor.
Born March 30th, 1950 in Rutherglen.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Forth Valley Royal Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
N. T. Rama Rao
Indian actor and government minister (1923–1996).
Born May 28th, 1923 in Nimmakuru.
Died January 18th, 1996 at 72 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1920 in Petrovichi.
Died April 6th, 1992 at 72 years old in Manhattan (AIDS related disease).
William Howard Taft
President of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington metropolitan area (heart failure).
Leonard Bernstein
American conductor and composer (1918–1990).
Born August 25th, 1918 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk