Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Alexander Aitken
New zealand mathematician (1895-1967).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1967 at 72 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Tarjei Vesaas
Norwegian author.
Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet. [ref]
Josef Krips
Austrian musician (1902-1974).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]
James Collip
Academic, part of group that isolated insulin (1892-1965).
Born November 20th, 1892 in Belleville. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Sorapong Chatree
Thai actor.
Born December 8th, 1949 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2022 at 72 years old in Bangkok.
Max Knoll
German engineer (1897-1969).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Schlangenbad.
Died November 6th, 1969 at 72 years old in Munich.
Vice Vukov
Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Gari Melchers
American artist (1860-1932).
Born August 11th, 1860 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1932 at 72 years old in Fredericksburg, Falmouth (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Matt Moore
Irish-born american actor (1888-1960).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Kells. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
Janusz Olejniczak
Polish classical pianist and actor (1952–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1952 in Wrocław.
Died October 20th, 2024 at 72 years old
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1340
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman