Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Charly Gaul
Professional cyclist (1932-2005).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia). [ref]
Erwin Blumenfeld
German photographer and artist.
Born January 26th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1969 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Beth Carvalho
Brazilian musician.
Born May 4th, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2019 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Yue-Kong Pao
Hong kong businessman.
Born November 10th, 1918 in Zhenhai District.
Died September 23rd, 1991 at 72 years old in Hong Kong.
Machiko Hasegawa
Japanese manga artist (1920–1992).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Taku. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1992 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
W. V. D. Hodge
British mathematician.
Born June 17th, 1903 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 72 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Jack Bailey
American actor and daytime game show (1907-1980).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Hampton.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 72 years old in Santa Monica.
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist.
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer.
Born August 7th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 72 years old in Osaka. [ref]
Jovan Dučić
Bosnian serb writer and diplomat.
Born February 17th, 1871 in Trebinje. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1943 at 72 years old in Gary. [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes