Dead at age 72

1,340 Notable deaths

Maria Caniglia

Singer.

Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.

Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.

Paul Boffa

Prime minister of malta (1890-1962).

Born June 30th, 1890 in Birgu.

Died July 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Paola.

André Boucourechliev

French composer of bulgarian origin, music writer (1925-1997).

Born July 28th, 1925 in Sofia. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1997 at 72 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Ina Benita

Polish actress.

Born March 1st, 1912 in Kyiv.

Died September 9th, 1984 at 72 years old in Mechanicsburg.

Tony deBrum

Statesman of the marshall islands.

Born February 25th, 1945 in Marshall Islands, Tuvalu. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Majuro. [ref]

John Lyng

24th prime minister of norway.

Born August 22nd, 1905 in Trondheim.

Died January 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Bærum.

Kliment Boyadzhiev

Bulgarian general.

Born July 15th, 1861 in Ohrid.

Died July 15th, 1933 at 72 years old in Sofia.

Andrzej Szczypiorski

Polish writer (1928-2000).

Born February 3rd, 1928 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died May 16th, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Kay Fisker

Danish architect.

Born February 14th, 1893 in Frederiksberg. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Koldo Mitxelena

Basque writer.

Born August 20th, 1915 in Errenteria. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1987 at 72 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián, Errenteria. [ref]

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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami