Dead at age 72
1,470 Notable deaths
John Drew Barrymore
American actor (1932–2004).
Born June 4th, 1932 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Lorne Greene
Canadian actor and musician (1915-1987).
Born February 12th, 1915 in Ottawa. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1987 at 72 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Dusty Hill
American bassist (1949-2021).
Born May 19th, 1949 in Dallas.
Died July 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Houston. [ref]
Gertrude Stein
American author (1874–1946).
Born February 3rd, 1874 in Allegheny.
Died July 27th, 1946 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stomach cancer).
John Eleuthère du Pont
American heir to the du pont family fortune, ornithologist, conchologist, murderer (1938–2010).
Born November 22nd, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 72 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
K.Kamarajar
Indian politician (1903-1975).
Born July 15th, 1903 in Virudhunagar.
Died October 2nd, 1975 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Larry Fine
American comedian and actor, one of the three stooges (1902–1975).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Mako
Japanese-american actor (1933-2006).
Born December 10th, 1933 in Kobe.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 72 years old in Somis (esophageal cancer).
Erich Ludendorff
German army officer and later nazi leader in adolf hitler's beer hall putsch (1865-1937).
Born April 9th, 1865 in Kruszewnia. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1937 at 72 years old in Munich (liver cancer). [ref]
James MacArthur
American actor (1937-2010).
Born December 8th, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Jacksonville (cancer). [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson