Dead at age 72
1,475 Notable deaths
James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer.
Born April 26th, 1889 in Glasgow.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Rudolf Veiel
German general (1883–1956).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Indonesian politician.
Born May 21st, 1903 in Central Java.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Frederick Twort
British microbiologist (1877–1950).
Born October 22nd, 1877 in Camberley.
Died March 20th, 1950 at 72 years old
Marko Nikolić
Sebian actor (1946-2019).
Born October 20th, 1946 in Kraljevo.
Died January 2nd, 2019 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
William Lashly
British explorer.
Born December 25th, 1867 in Hambledon.
Died June 12th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hambledon.
Takaya Hashi
Japanese voice actor an stage actor.
Born September 8th, 1952 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 2025 at 72 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
DeHart Hubbard
American long jumper (1903–1976).
Born November 25th, 1903 in Cincinnati.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 72 years old in Cleveland.
Alice Lake
Actress (1895-1967).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1967 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman