Dead at age 72

1,960 Notable deaths

Gino Cervi

Italian actor (1901-1974).

Born May 3rd, 1901 in Bologna.

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

Archie MacLaren

Cricket player of england. (1871-1944).

Born December 1st, 1871 in Manchester.

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

Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Grand duke of oldenburg (1827-1900).

Born July 8th, 1827 in Oldenburg.

Died June 13th, 1900 at 72 years old in Rastede.

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 (1948–2020).

Born February 29th, 1948 in Trenton.

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

Hellmuth von Mücke

Military officer of the imperial german navy, recipient of the iron cross (1st class).

Born June 25th, 1885 in Zwickau.

Died July 30th, 1957 at 72 years old in Ahrensburg.

Bert Wheeler

American comedian (1895-1968).

Born April 7th, 1895 in Paterson.

Died January 18th, 1968 at 72 years old in New York City (kidney failure).

Zeki Alasya

Turkish actor and director (1943–2015).

Born April 18th, 1943 in Şehzadebaşı.

Died May 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Istanbul (liver disease).

Friedrich von Hügel

Austrian roman catholic layman theologian (1852–1925).

Born May 5th, 1852 in Florence.

Died January 27th, 1925 at 72 years old in London.

Deaths 681 to 690 of 1960

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi