Dead at age 72

1,499 Notable deaths

Jean Abadie

French neurologist.

Born December 15th, 1873 in Tarbes. [ref]

Died March 24th, 1946 at 72 years old

Francisco Gárate

Spanish jesuit.

Born February 3rd, 1857 in Azpeitia.

Died September 9th, 1929 at 72 years old in Deusto.

Celestino Rocha da Costa

São tomé and príncipe politician (1938-2010).

Born September 25th, 1938 in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Died December 23rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Lisbon.

Kalevi Hämäläinen

Finnish cross-country skier (1932–2005).

Born December 13th, 1932 in Juva.

Died January 10th, 2005 at 72 years old in Juva.

Juan Guevara

Catholic cardinal (1882-1954).

Born July 12th, 1882 in Peru.

Died November 27th, 1954 at 72 years old in Lima.

Elis Wiklund

Cross-country skier.

Born December 12th, 1909 in Kramfors.

Died March 17th, 1982 at 72 years old in Sollefteå.

Ossian Skiöld

Swedish hammer thrower.

Born June 22nd, 1889 in Appuna parish.

Died August 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old

Peter Bischoff

Sailor (1904–1976).

Born March 24th, 1904 in Munich. [ref]

Died July 1st, 1976 at 72 years old in Hamburg.

Reinhard Tritscher

Olympic alpine skier.

Born August 5th, 1946 in Ramsau am Dachstein.

Died September 20th, 2018 at 72 years old in Ramsau am Dachstein.

Ernst Hartwig

German astronomer (1851-1923).

Born January 14th, 1851 in Frankfurt.

Died May 3rd, 1923 at 72 years old in Bamberg.

Deaths 1271 to 1280 of 1499

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown