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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Nguyễn Thị Định
Vietnamese leader, politician (1920–1992).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Lương Hòa, Vĩnh Long.
Died August 26th, 1992 at 72 years old in Bến Tre.
Vice Vukov
Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
A. Bertram Chandler
British-australian science fiction author (1912-1984).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Aldershot.
Died June 6th, 1984 at 72 years old in Sydney.
Maxime Du Camp
French photographer and writer (1822–1894).
Born February 8th, 1822 in Paris.
Died February 9th, 1894 at 72 years old in Baden-Baden.
William Benjamin Carpenter
English biologist (1813–1885).
Born October 29th, 1813 in Exeter.
Died November 19th, 1885 at 72 years old in London.
Ramón Blanco y Erenas
Spanish colonial governor, general of spain.
Born September 15th, 1833 in San Sebastián. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1906 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Martha Sleeper
Actress (1910-1983).
Born June 24th, 1910 in Lake Bluff.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 72 years old in Beaufort (disease).
Willy Fritsch
German-silesian actor (1901-1973).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Katowice.
Died July 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark Jones
American screenwriter, film director, television director, film producer, and television producer.
Born January 17th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died January 16th, 2026 at 72 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Samuil Feinberg
Russian pianist and composer (1890–1962).
Died October 22nd, 1962 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 731 to 740 of 1960
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull