Dead at age 72
1,475 Notable deaths
Renato Castellani
Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born September 4th, 1913 in Finale Ligure. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1985 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Huang Yongsheng
Chinese general (1910-1983).
Born November 17th, 1910 in Xian'an District.
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Qingdao.
Yehoshafat Harkabi
Israeli general (1921-1994).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Haifa.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Lucrezia Bori
Spanish opera singer (1887–1960).
Born December 24th, 1887 in Valencia.
Died May 14th, 1960 at 72 years old in New York City.
Shingo Araki
Japanese animation artist and character designer (1939–2011).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Nagoya.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 72 years old in Itabashi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
René Maran
French writer (1887-1960).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Fort-de-France.
Died May 9th, 1960 at 72 years old in Paris.
Karl John
1905–1977; german film actor.
Born March 24th, 1905 in Cologne.
Died December 22nd, 1977 at 72 years old in Gütersloh.
Nicolas Rashevsky
American scientist (1899–1972).
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chernihiv.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 72 years old in Holland.
Tony Maggs
South african racing driver (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Pretoria.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Caledon (cancer). [ref]
Karel Loprais
Czech rally driver (1949-2021).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Ostrava.
Died December 30th, 2021 at 72 years old in Nový Jičín (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 781 to 790 of 1475
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney