Dead at age 72

1,471 Notable deaths

Joe South

Us singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Born February 28th, 1940 in Atlanta. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Buford (heart failure). [ref]

Tisa Farrow

American actress.

Born July 22nd, 1951 in Los Angeles.

Died January 10th, 2024 at 72 years old [ref]

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Brazilian composer.

Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Will Ryan

American voice actor.

Born May 21st, 1949 in San Francisco.

Died November 19th, 2021 at 72 years old in Santa Monica.

Alan Lancaster

British bassist and singer (1949–2021).

Born February 7th, 1949 in London.

Died September 26th, 2021 at 72 years old in Sydney (multiple sclerosis). [ref]

Mike Sexton

American poker player (1947–2020).

Born September 22nd, 1947 in Shelby.

Died September 6th, 2020 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (prostate cancer).

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist.

Born June 7th, 1914 in Panipat. [ref]

Died June 1st, 1987 at 72 years old in Mumbai. [ref]

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

Zulu king (1948-2021).

Born July 14th, 1948 in Nongoma.

Died March 12th, 2021 at 72 years old in KwaZulu-Natal (diabetes, COVID-19). [ref]

Serge Nubret

Guadeloupean bodybuilder (1938-2011).

Born October 6th, 1938 in Anse-Bertrand.

Died April 19th, 2011 at 72 years old in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. [ref]

Frank Worthington

English footballer (1948–2021).

Born November 23rd, 1948 in Halifax.

Died March 22nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Huddersfield. [ref]

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