Dead at age 72
1,475 Notable deaths
Alphonzo Bell
Us oil millionaire and tennis player (1875-1947).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Manolis Andronikos
Greek archaeologist and professor (1919-1992).
Born October 23rd, 1919 in Bursa.
Died March 30th, 1992 at 72 years old in Thessaloniki.
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.
Mieczysław Moczar
Polish military officer (1913-1986).
Born December 25th, 1913 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Alfonso López Trujillo
Catholic cardinal (1935–2008).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Villahermosa.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter.
Born August 13th, 1939 in Macon.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Burlington (leukemia, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Prince Zeid bin Hussein
Iraqi prince.
Born February 28th, 1898 in Turkey.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 72 years old in Paris.
Ernest Belfort Bax
British barrister and journalist.
Born July 23rd, 1854 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 72 years old in London.
Claire Waldoff
German singer (1884-1957).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett