Dead at age 72
1,471 Notable deaths
Nella Larsen
American novelist, librarian, nurse.
Born April 13th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1964 at 72 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Akim Tamiroff
American actor (1899-1972).
Born October 29th, 1899 in Tbilisi, Baku.
Died September 17th, 1972 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (cancer).
John Marshall Harlan II
Us supreme court justice from 1955 to 1971.
Born May 20th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1971 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Henry McCullough
British musician.
Born July 21st, 1943 in Portstewart.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 72 years old in Ballymoney. [ref]
Carl Carlton
American singer-songwriter (1953-2025).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Detroit. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2025 at 72 years old (stroke). [ref]
William Sylvester
American film actor (1922-1995).
Born January 31st, 1922 in California.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 72 years old in Butte County.
Aleksey Brusilov
Russian and soviet military commander.
Born August 3rd, 1853 in Tbilisi.
Died March 17th, 1926 at 72 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Larry Sellers
American actor.
Born October 2nd, 1949 in Pawhuska.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 72 years old
Danny Wells
Canadian movie and television actor and voice actor.
Born April 7th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died November 28th, 2013 at 72 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 1471
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney