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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
Jean Toomer
American poet and novelist (1894–1967).
Born December 26th, 1894 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 30th, 1967 at 72 years old in Doylestown.
Mick Rock
British photographer, music video director (1948-2021).
Born November 21st, 1948 in London.
Died November 18th, 2021 at 72 years old in Staten Island. [ref]
Reynaldo Hahn
Venezuelan-french composer (1874-1947).
Born August 9th, 1874 in Caracas.
Died January 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (brain cancer).
K. B. Sundarambal
Indian singer.
Born October 11th, 1908 in Kodumudi.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 72 years old
Alan Mowbray
British actor (1896-1969).
Born August 18th, 1896 in London.
Died March 25th, 1969 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Lev Shestov
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.
William Arthur Ward
American writer.
Born December 17th, 1921 in Louisiana.
Died March 30th, 1994 at 72 years old
Mohammad Bakri
Palastinan-arab filmmaker and actor of palestinian descent (1953–2025).
Born November 27th, 1953 in Bi'ina. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2025 at 72 years old in Nahariya (heart disease). [ref]
Michael Johnson
American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (1944-2017).
Born August 8th, 1944 in Alamosa.
Died July 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in Minneapolis.
Zienia Merton
British actress (1945-2018).
Born December 11th, 1945 in Rakhine State.
Died September 14th, 2018 at 72 years old [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 1968
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot