Dead at age 72
1,473 Notable deaths
Alexander Gradsky
Russian rock singer (1949–2021).
Born November 3rd, 1949 in Kopeysk.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Susan Glaspell
American writer (1876-1948).
Born July 1st, 1876 in Davenport. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1948 at 72 years old in Provincetown.
Philippe Chatrier
French tennis player (1928-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Créteil.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Dinard. [ref]
Antonio Margheriti
Italian film director (1930–2002).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Rome.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 72 years old in Monterosi (myocardial infarction).
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925–1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 72 years old in Boca Raton.
Helmut Griem
German actor and theatre director (1932-2004).
Born April 6th, 1932 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2004 at 72 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Mel Stewart
Actor, director, musician (1929-2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Pacifica (Alzheimer's disease).
Lars Onsager
American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Christiania.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 72 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Marie Laurencin
French painter, poet and printmaker (1883-1956).
Born October 31st, 1883 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1956 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest).
Hasri Ainun Habibie
Indonesian physician and wife of former president b. j. habibie.
Born August 11th, 1937 in Semarang.
Died May 22nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Munich (ovarian cancer). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks