Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Max Woosnam
English football and tennis player (1892-1965).
Born September 6th, 1892 in Liverpool.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 72 years old in Westminster.
Tommy Farr
British boxer (1913-1986).
Born March 12th, 1913 in Clydach Vale.
Died March 1st, 1986 at 72 years old in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Little Tony
Sammarinese rock singer (1941-2013).
Born February 9th, 1941 in Tivoli.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Drastamat Kanayan
Armenian military officer (1883–1956).
Died March 8th, 1956 at 72 years old in Boston (disease).
Bill Tung
Hong kong horse racing pundit, actor, singer, and show host (1933-2006).
Born March 30th, 1933 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Gabby Hartnett
American baseball player and coach (1900-1972).
Born December 20th, 1900 in Woonsocket.
Died December 20th, 1972 at 72 years old in Park Ridge (liver cirrhosis).
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]
Hattie Caraway
United states senator from arkansas and first woman elected to the u.s. senate, first woman to preside over the senate, first woman to chair a senate committee, and first woman to preside over a senate hearing (1878–1950).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Bakerville.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 72 years old in Falls Church (stroke).
José López Rega
Argentine politician (1916–1989).
Born October 17th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).
Princess Sophie of the Netherlands
Dutch princess (1824-1897).
Born April 8th, 1824 in The Hague.
Died March 23rd, 1897 at 72 years old in Weimar.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 1958
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull