Dead at age 72

1,474 Notable deaths

Virginia Valli

American actress (1898-1968).

Born January 10th, 1896 in Chicago.

Died September 24th, 1968 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).

Henri Delaunay

French football administrator (1883-1955).

Born June 15th, 1883 in Paris.

Died November 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in Paris.

Nathan Birnbaum

Austrian philosopher (1864-1937).

Born May 16th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 1937 at 72 years old in Scheveningen. [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).

Tarjei Vesaas

Norwegian author.

Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje. [ref]

Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet. [ref]

Gino Cervi

Italian actor (1901-1974).

Born May 3rd, 1901 in Bologna. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1974 at 72 years old in Punta Ala. [ref]

Archie MacLaren

Cricket player of england. (1871-1944).

Born December 1st, 1871 in Manchester.

Died November 17th, 1944 at 72 years old in Bracknell.

Rolf Landauer

American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).

Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.

Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [ref]

Flavio Bucci

Italian actor (1947-2020).

Born May 25th, 1947 in Turin.

Died February 18th, 2020 at 72 years old in Fiumicino (myocardial infarction).

Richie Cole

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger.

Born February 29th, 1948 in Trenton.

Died May 2nd, 2020 at 72 years old in Carnegie. [ref]

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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte