Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Sydney Camm
British aeronautical engineer.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Windsor.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 72 years old in Richmond.
Nathan Homer Knorr
Jehovah's witnesses leader.
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
José Lofish Irrigates
Argentine politician (1916-1989).
Born October 17th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).
Poul Henningsen
Danish architect.
Born September 9th, 1894 in Ordrup. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 72 years old in Hillerød. [ref]
Otto Sander
German film, theater, and voice actor (1941-2013).
Born June 30th, 1941 in Hanover. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Cai Yuanpei
Chinese educator, esperantist and the president of peking university (1868-1940).
Born January 11th, 1868 in Shaoxing. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Wolfgang Rihm
German composer and teacher (1952–2024).
Born March 13th, 1952 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 27th, 2024 at 72 years old in Ettlingen (cancer). [ref]
Steven Gilborn
American actor, educator (1936-2009).
Born July 15th, 1936 in New Rochelle.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Chatham (cancer). [ref]
José Argüelles
American author and artist (1939-2011).
Born January 24th, 1939 in Rochester.
Died March 23rd, 2011 at 72 years old in Australia. [ref]
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer.
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X