Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Bert Wheeler
American comedian (1895-1968).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Paterson. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1968 at 72 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Rex Beach
Author and water polo player.
Born September 1st, 1877 in Antrim County. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1949 at 72 years old in Sebring. [ref]
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Russian physician (1927-2000).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Victor Babeș
Romanian physician.
Born July 28th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1926 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Dražan Jerković
Croatian footballer (1936-2008).
Born August 6th, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Friedrich von Hügel
Austrian roman catholic layman theologian.
Born May 5th, 1852 in Florence.
Died January 27th, 1925 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Louise Bogan
American poet (1897-1970).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Livermore Falls. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1970 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ronnie Allen
English football player and manager (1929-2001).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Fenton.
Died June 9th, 2001 at 72 years old in Great Wyrley (Alzheimer's disease).
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist.
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett