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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Stuart Gordon
American filmmaker (1947-2020).
Born August 11th, 1947 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
John Miles
English rock musician and singer (1949–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1949 in Jarrow.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 72 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (disease). [ref]
Tura Satana
Japanese american actress (1938–2011).
Born July 10th, 1938 in Hokkaido.
Died February 4th, 2011 at 72 years old in Reno (heart failure). [ref]
Princess Sophia Kaur of Lahore
Lahorian royal and british suffragist (1876–1948).
Born August 8th, 1876 in Elveden Hall.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 72 years old in Tylers Green.
Millie Small
Jamaican singer (1947–2020).
Born October 6th, 1947 in Clarendon Parish. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Richard Lynch
American actor (1940-2012).
Born February 12th, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Yucca Valley (pneumonia).
Rose Cleveland
First lady of united states (1846-1918).
Born June 13th, 1846 in Fayetteville.
Died November 22nd, 1918 at 72 years old in Bagni di Lucca (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Trygve Lie
1st secretary-general of the united nations (1896–1968).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Grünerløkka.
Died December 30th, 1968 at 72 years old in Geilo (myocardial infarction).
John Abbott
3rd prime minister of canada (1821-1893).
Born March 12th, 1821 in Saint-André-Est.
Died October 30th, 1893 at 72 years old in Montreal (brain cancer).
Antony Sher
British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021).
Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1958
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson