Dead at age 72

1,498 Notable deaths

Atli Dam

Prime minister of the faroe islands (1932-2005).

Born September 12th, 1932 in Tvøroyri.

Died February 7th, 2005 at 72 years old in Tórshavn.

Helmut Köglberger

Austrian association football player (1946-2018).

Born January 12th, 1946 in Steyr.

Died September 23rd, 2018 at 72 years old in Linz. [ref]

Birger Jensen

Danish footballer (1951–2023).

Born March 1st, 1951 in Copenhagen.

Died April 4th, 2023 at 72 years old in Bruges. [ref]

Ferenc Mészáros

Hungarian footballer (1950–2023).

Born April 11th, 1950 in Budapest.

Died January 9th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]

Hugo Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld auf Köfering und Schönberg

German politician (1871-1944).

Born August 21st, 1871 in Köfering.

Died April 13th, 1944 at 72 years old in Munich.

Julius von Schlosser

Austrian art historian (1866–1938).

Born September 23rd, 1866 in Vienna.

Died December 1st, 1938 at 72 years old in Vienna.

David Hampshire

British racing driver (1917–1990).

Born December 29th, 1917 in Derby.

Died August 25th, 1990 at 72 years old in Derbyshire.

William Benton

American politician (1900–1973).

Born April 1st, 1900 in Minneapolis. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1973 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall

British tennis player.

Born July 16th, 1907 in Paddington.

Died August 18th, 1979 at 72 years old

Moisés Santiago Bertoni

Paraguayan politician and swiss botanist (1857-1929).

Born June 15th, 1857 in Lottigna.

Died September 19th, 1929 at 72 years old in Foz do Iguaçu (malaria).

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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer