Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Hans Jansen
Dutch academic (1942-2015).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Russian composer.
Born May 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1945 at 72 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Viktor Anpilov
Russian hardline communist politician/trade unionist (1945-2018).
Born October 2nd, 1945 in Belaya Glina.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
William Morton Wheeler
U.s. entomologist, myrmecologist and harvard professor (1865–1937).
Born March 19th, 1865 in Milwaukee.
Died April 19th, 1937 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Morgan Wallace
American film actor (1881-1953).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Lompoc.
Died December 12th, 1953 at 72 years old in Tarzana (disease).
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Grand duchess consort of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born January 29th, 1850 in Rudolstadt.
Died April 22nd, 1922 at 72 years old in The Hague.
William Lashly
British explorer.
Born December 25th, 1867 in Hambledon.
Died June 12th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hambledon.
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Cape verdean politician and former president of cape verde (1944-2016).
Born February 16th, 1944 in Ribeira da Barca. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Praia. [ref]
Alfonso López Trujillo
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 8th, 1935 in Villahermosa. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Peter Westbrook
American fencer (1952–2024).
Born April 16th, 1952 in St. Louis.
Died November 29th, 2024 at 72 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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