Dead at age 72
1,470 Notable deaths
Pearl Bailey
American singer.
Born March 29th, 1918 in Newport News. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Sigrid Valdis
American actress (1935–2007).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Bakersfield.
Died October 14th, 2007 at 72 years old in Anaheim (lung cancer).
Christine Kaufmann
German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017).
Born January 11th, 1945 in Lengdorf.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 72 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Levi Stubbs
American singer, actor (1936-2008).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Detroit.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 72 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Richie Havens
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 72 years old in Jersey City (myocardial infarction).
Vasili Arkhipov
Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war (1926–1998).
Born January 30th, 1926 in Zvorkovo.
Died August 19th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zheleznodorozhny (kidney cancer).
Ian Richardson
British actor (1934-2007).
Born April 7th, 1934 in Edinburgh.
Died February 9th, 2007 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alvin Stardust
British singer and actor (1942–2014).
Born September 27th, 1942 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Ifold (prostate cancer).
Ricky Jay
American magician.
Born June 26th, 1946 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2018 at 72 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alvin Karpis
American gangster.
Born August 10th, 1907 in Montreal.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 72 years old in Torremolinos.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 1470
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi