Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Justinas Lagunavičius
Basketball player.
Born September 4th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died July 15th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Melquíades Álvarez
Spanish politician (1864-1936).
Born May 17th, 1864 in Gijón. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 72 years old in Madrid (murder victim). [ref]
Paul Chaudet
Member of the swiss federal council (1904-1977).
Born November 17th, 1904 in Rivaz.
Died August 7th, 1977 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
László Szollás
Hungarian figure skater (1907–1980).
Born November 13th, 1907 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1980 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Portuguese politician (1865-1938).
Born December 8th, 1865 in São Pedro.
Died November 30th, 1938 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Louis Daquin
Film director, actor (1908-1980).
Born May 30th, 1908 in Calais.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hermann Harms
German botanist (1870-1942).
Born July 6th, 1870 in Berlin.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Edgar Adams
American diver, swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1868-1940).
Born April 7th, 1868 in Pennsylvania.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 72 years old in Bayville.
Betzy Akersloot-Berg
Norwegian-dutch painter (1850-1922).
Born December 16th, 1850 in Aurskog. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1922 at 72 years old in Vlieland. [ref]
Andrei Fajt
Soviet actor.
Born August 29th, 1903 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died January 17th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X