Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Nawshirwan Mustafa
Iraqi kurdish politician.
Born December 22nd, 1944 in Sulaymaniyah.
Died May 19th, 2017 at 72 years old in Sulaymaniyah (lung cancer). [ref]
Henry Rono
Kenyan distance runner.
Born February 12th, 1952 in Rift Valley Province.
Died February 15th, 2024 at 72 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Tony Hateley
English footballer (1941-2014).
Born June 13th, 1941 in Derby.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Preston.
Irmgard Keun
German writer (1905-1982).
Born February 6th, 1910 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Cologne (lung cancer). [ref]
Hans-Erich Voss
German admiral (1897-1969).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Angermünde.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Jonathan Sacks
British rabbi.
Born March 8th, 1948 in Lambeth.
Died November 7th, 2020 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer). [ref]
Björn Waldegård
Rally driver, first winner of the world rally championship for drivers.
Born November 12th, 1941 in Solna Municipality.
Died August 29th, 2014 at 72 years old in Sweden (cancer).
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer.
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
Henri Deterding
Dutch entrepreneur, (1886-1939) chairman of the combined royal dutch/shell oil company.
Born April 19th, 1866 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1939 at 72 years old in St. Moritz. [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein