Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Don Durant
American actor and businessman (1932-2005).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Long Beach.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 72 years old in Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California (leukemia, lymphoma).
Hans Spemann
German embryologist (1869–1941).
Born June 27th, 1869 in Stuttgart.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Michael Reaves
American writer and screenwriter (1950–2023).
Born September 14th, 1950 in San Bernardino.
Died March 20th, 2023 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Chic Young
American comic strip cartoonist (1901-1973).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died March 14th, 1973 at 72 years old in St. Petersburg.
Pierre-Jean De Smet
Jesuit priest and missionary (1801–1873).
Born January 30th, 1801 in Dendermonde.
Died May 23rd, 1873 at 72 years old in St. Louis.
Albert Marquet
French painter (1875-1947).
Born March 27th, 1875 in Bordeaux.
Died June 14th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (prostate cancer).
Edward Johnston
British craftsman, calligrapher and typographer (1872–1944).
Born February 11th, 1872.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 72 years old in Ditchling.
Ann Jarvis
American activist (1832–1905).
Born September 30th, 1832 in Virginia.
Died May 9th, 1905 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine.
Died February 25th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman.
Cai Yuanpei
Chinese educator, esperantist and the president of peking university (1868-1940).
Born January 11th, 1868 in Shaoxing.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hong Kong.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1960
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine