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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Christiaan Eijkman
Dutch physician (1858–1930).
Born August 11th, 1858 in Nijkerk.
Died November 5th, 1930 at 72 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
Last elector of hesse-kassel.
Born August 20th, 1802 in Hanau.
Died January 6th, 1875 at 72 years old in Prague.
Bernard Lacombe
French football manager (1952–2025).
Born August 15th, 1952 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2025 at 72 years old in Albigny-sur-Saône. [ref]
Ferdinand von Richthofen
German traveller, geographer and scientist (1833-1905).
Died October 6th, 1905 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Harold Rosenberg
American writer and art critic (1906–1978).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1978 at 72 years old in New York City.
Jim Aparo
American comic book artist (1932-2005).
Born August 24th, 1932 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 2005 at 72 years old in United States. [ref]
Spiridon Marinatos
Greek archaeologist (1901–1974).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Lixouri.
Died October 1st, 1974 at 72 years old in Santorini.
Franz Hofer
Austrian politician (1902-1975).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Bad Hofgastein. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1975 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Camille Bulcke
Jesuit missionary (1909–1982).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Ramskapelle.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Ivor Wood
English animator (1932-2004).
Born May 4th, 1932 in Leeds. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 72 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 591 to 600 of 1969
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner