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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
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]
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Aboriginal australian poet, artist, teacher and campaigner for indigenous rights (1920–1993).
Born November 3rd, 1920 in Stradbroke Island.
Died September 16th, 1993 at 72 years old in Altona Meadows.
Meret Oppenheim
German-swiss surrealist artist and lyricist (1913–1985).
Born October 6th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died November 15th, 1985 at 72 years old in Basel.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 1958
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius