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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Jean-Louis Gasset
French association football coach and player.
Born December 9th, 1953 in Montpellier.
Died December 26th, 2025 at 72 years old in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. [ref]
Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye
French politician (1811-1883).
Born January 18th, 1811 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1883 at 72 years old in Paris.
Maurice Denis
French painter (1870–1943).
Born November 25th, 1870 in Granville.
Died November 13th, 1943 at 72 years old in Hôpital Cochin (struck by vehicle).
Walter M. Miller
American fiction writer (1923–1996).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in New Smyrna Beach.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach.
Daniel Woodrell
American novelist.
Born March 4th, 1953 in Springfield.
Died November 28th, 2025 at 72 years old in West Plains (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Verner Panton
Danish furniture designer (1926–1998).
Born February 13th, 1926 in Brahesborg.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Anthony Barnes Atkinson
British economist (1944–2017).
Born September 4th, 1944 in Caerleon.
Died January 1st, 2017 at 72 years old in Oxford (bone cancer). [ref]
Charles Clyde Ebbets
American photographer (1905–1978).
Born August 18th, 1905 in Gadsden.
Died July 14th, 1978 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer).
Charles Keating
English actor (1941-2014).
Born October 22nd, 1941 in London.
Died August 9th, 2014 at 72 years old in Weston (cancer).
Trevor Cherry
English footballer and manager (1948-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1948 in Huddersfield.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 72 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1958
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi