Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
Irena Szewińska
Polish sprinter and sports official (1946–2018).
Born May 24th, 1946 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 29th, 2018 at 72 years old in Warsaw (breast cancer). [ref]
Leah Rabin
Wife of prime minister of israel (1928-2000).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Petah Tikva (myocardial infarction, lung cancer).
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
British politician (1856-1928).
Born July 30th, 1856 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1928 at 72 years old in Auchterarder.
Phan Bội Châu
19/20th-century vietnamese nationalist and revolutionary.
Born December 26th, 1867 in Nam Đàn.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Huế.
Yevgenia Ginzburg
Russian author of jewish ancestry.
Born December 20th, 1904 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Doreen Massey
British social scientist and geographer.
Born January 3rd, 1944 in Manchester.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Kilburn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Edmond Hamilton
American science fiction writer (1904–1977).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.
Felice Bauer
Fiancée of franz kafka (1887–1960).
Born November 18th, 1887 in Prudnik.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rye.
R. A. Torrey
American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer (1856–1928).
Born January 28th, 1856 in Hoboken.
Died October 26th, 1928 at 72 years old in Asheville.
Yukiya Amano
Director general/international atomic energy agency (1947-2019).
Born May 9th, 1947 in Yugawara.
Died July 18th, 2019 at 72 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 460 of 1968
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black