Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Barney McKenna
Irish musician (1939-2012).
Born December 16th, 1939 in Donnycarney.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Howth.
Warda El- Djazairia
Algerian singer (1939-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1939 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 72 years old in Cairo (heart failure). [ref]
Elisabeth of Wied
German writer; queen consort of romania as the wife of king carol i (1843–1916).
Born December 29th, 1843 in Neuwied, Schloss Monrepos.
Died March 2nd, 1916 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Yusuf Lule
Fourth president of uganda (1912–1985).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Kampala.
Died January 21st, 1985 at 72 years old in London (kidney failure).
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand duke of tuscany (1835-1908).
Born June 10th, 1835 in Florence.
Died January 17th, 1908 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
John Mauchly
American physicist (1907-1980).
Born August 30th, 1907 in Cincinnati.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 72 years old in Ambler.
Olivia Manning
British writer and poet (1908–1980).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ryde.
Kim Larsen
Danish singer, musician, and songwriter (1945-2018).
Born October 23rd, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 72 years old in Odense (prostate cancer). [ref]
Adna Chaffee
2nd chief of staff of the united states army (1842–1914).
Born April 14th, 1842 in Orwell.
Died November 1st, 1914 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Alice Orlowski
Female nazi; concentration camp guard (1903–1976).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1976 at 72 years old in Düsseldorf.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 1958
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid