Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Carl Theodore Liebermann
German chemist (1842-1914).
Born February 23rd, 1842 in Berlin.
Died December 28th, 1914 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Igor Kobrin
Soviet and ukrainian film director.
Born February 2nd, 1951 in Lviv.
Died December 11th, 2023 at 72 years old
Pol Deman
Belgian road bicycle racer (1889–1961).
Born April 25th, 1889 in Rekkem.
Died July 31st, 1961 at 72 years old in Outrijve.
Knut Hjeltnes
Norwegian discus thrower and shot putter (1951–2024).
Born December 8th, 1951 in Ulvik.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 72 years old in Ulvik Municipality. [ref]
Domenico Rea
Italian writer and journalist (1921–1994).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Naples.
Died January 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Naples.
Harry Kerr
New zealand athlete (1879-1951).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Taranaki Region.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 72 years old in Taranaki Region (cancer).
Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Cuban dissident (1940–2013).
Born November 29th, 1940 in Cienfuegos.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Cercedilla (liver disease). [ref]
Arnaldo Ortelli
Swiss footballer.
Born August 5th, 1913 in Canton of Ticino. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1986 at 72 years old in Lugano.
Marian Aguiló
Spanish poet, librarian and bibliographer (1825-1897).
Born May 16th, 1825 in Palma. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1897 at 72 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eino Virtanen
Olympic wrestler (1908–1980).
Born August 19th, 1908 in Uskela.
Died December 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 1951 to 1960 of 1964
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz