Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Theodosius Harnack
Baltic german theologian (1817–1889).
Born January 3rd, 1817 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 23rd, 1889 at 72 years old in Tartu.
Oskar Sima
Actor (1896-1969).
Born July 31st, 1896 in Hohenau an der March.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 72 years old in Hohenau an der March (myocardial infarction).
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson
Australian botanist (1925-1997).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Cheltenham.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 72 years old in St Leonards (cancer).
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
President of panama, 1928-1931.
Born September 17th, 1872 in Panama City.
Died August 30th, 1945 at 72 years old in New York City.
George Harrison
American swimmer (1939–2011).
Born April 9th, 1939 in Berkeley.
Died October 3rd, 2011 at 72 years old [ref]
Charles Baugniet
Belgian artist (1814-1886).
Born February 27th, 1814 in Brussels.
Died July 5th, 1886 at 72 years old in Sèvres.
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist, historian and writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Prince Wilhelm Friedrich of Wied
German noble (1872-1945).
Born June 27th, 1872 in Neuwied. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1945 at 72 years old in Neuwied. [ref]
Alexander Schlichter
Ukrainian bolshevik politician (1868–1940).
Born September 1st, 1868 in Lubny.
Died December 2nd, 1940 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Aleksandër Xhuvani
Albanian philologist.
Born March 14th, 1889 in Elbasan.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old in Tirana.
Deaths 1321 to 1330 of 1970
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner