Dead at age 72

1,340 Notable deaths

Oscar Espinosa Chepe

Cuban dissident.

Born November 29th, 1940 in Cienfuegos.

Died September 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Cercedilla (liver disease). [ref]

Henri Pourrat

French writer (1887-1959).

Born May 7th, 1887 in Ambert. [ref]

Died July 16th, 1959 at 72 years old in Ambert.

Paul Baum

German painter (1859-1932).

Born September 22nd, 1859 in Meissen. [ref]

Died May 18th, 1932 at 72 years old in San Gimignano (pneumonia). [ref]

Klaus Egge

Norwegian composer and music critic.

Born July 19th, 1906 in Gransherad. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1979 at 72 years old in Oslo.

Volodymyr Troshkin

Soviet footballer (1947-2020).

Born September 28th, 1947 in Yenakiieve.

Died July 5th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]

Theodore Thurston Geer

American politician (1851-1924).

Born March 12th, 1851 in Salem.

Died February 21st, 1924 at 72 years old in Portland.

Milan Begović

Croatian writer.

Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika. [ref]

Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

John Calhoun Phillips

American politician (1870–1943).

Born November 13th, 1870 in Vermont.

Died June 25th, 1943 at 72 years old in Flagstaff (myocardial infarction).

Mishik Kazaryan

Russian physicist of armenian descent.

Born February 28th, 1948 in Hrazdan.

Died April 6th, 2020 at 72 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]

Edith Hannam

English female tennis player (1878-1951).

Born November 28th, 1878 in Bristol.

Died January 16th, 1951 at 72 years old in Kensington.

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