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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Samuel Baker
British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist (1821–1893).
Born June 8th, 1821 in London. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1893 at 72 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Eric Stanton
American fetish illustrator (1926-1999).
Born September 30th, 1926 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 72 years old in New York City.
Joseph Francis Shea
Aerospace engineer (1926-1999).
Born September 5th, 1926 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1999 at 72 years old in Weston.
Ilka Chase
American actress and novelist (1900–1978).
Born April 8th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 15th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mexico City (disease).
Ulli Lommel
German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017).
Born December 21st, 1944 in Sulęcin.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). [ref]
Tien Soeharto
2nd first lady of indonesia (1923–1996).
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.
Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
(1912-1985); only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Lila Lee
Prominent screen actress of the silent film era (1901-1973).
Born July 25th, 1901 in Union Hill.
Died November 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Saranac Lake (stroke).
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Austrian noblewoman (1831 - 1903).
Born January 17th, 1831 in Buda.
Died February 14th, 1903 at 72 years old in Albertina (pneumonia).
Carlo Levi
Italian painter, writer, politic and anti-fascist (1902-1975).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Turin.
Died January 4th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Deaths 421 to 430 of 1958
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche