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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Carl Zeiss
German optical physicist (1816–1888).
Born September 11th, 1816 in Weimar.
Died December 3rd, 1888 at 72 years old in Jena.
Henry McCullough
British musician.
Born July 21st, 1943 in United Kingdom, Portstewart.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 72 years old in Ballymoney. [ref]
Carl Carlton
American singer-songwriter (1953-2025).
Born May 21st, 1953 in Detroit.
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).
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 (1941–2013).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died November 28th, 2013 at 72 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Yi Un
Former crown prince of korea (1897–1970).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Deoksugung.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 72 years old in Changdeokgung.
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994).
Born April 8th, 1922 in Harlem.
Died November 10th, 1994 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Guy Mitchell
American pop singer (1927-1999).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Detroit.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (surgical complications).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 1958
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