Dead at age 72
1,470 Notable deaths
Tex Avery
American animator and director (1908-1980).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Taylor. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Sitaram Yechury
Indian politician.
Born August 12th, 1952 in Chennai.
Died September 12th, 2024 at 72 years old in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. [ref]
Frederick IX of Denmark
King of denmark 1947-1972.
Born March 11th, 1899 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died January 14th, 1972 at 72 years old in Copenhagen Municipal Hospital (pneumonia).
Dorabji Tata
Indian businessman.
Born August 27th, 1859 in Mumbai.
Died June 3rd, 1932 at 72 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter (1931-2004).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dry Ridge.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 72 years old in Nashville (breast cancer).
Gretl Braun
Sister of eva braun, sister-in-law to adolf hitler (1915-1987).
Born August 31st, 1915 in Munich.
Died October 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Steingaden.
Allen Carr
British writer (1934-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1934 in London. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Spain, Benalmádena (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Louis Althusser
French marxist philosopher (1918–1990).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bir Mourad Rais. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1990 at 72 years old in La Verrière (myocardial infarction).
John Frankenheimer
American film and television director (1930-2002).
Born February 19th, 1930 in Queens. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2002 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Cuba Gooding Sr.
American singer and actor.
Born April 27th, 1944 in New York City.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel