Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Sándor Wekerle
Hungarian politician (1848–1921).
Born November 14th, 1848 in Mór.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Johan Pitka
Estonian military personnel and politician (1872-1944).
Born February 19th, 1872 in Võhmuta.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Kõue.
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, and record producer (1924–1997).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
Bernardino Caballero
Paraguayan politician (1839-1912).
Born May 20th, 1839 in Ybycuí.
Died February 26th, 1912 at 72 years old in Asunción.
Hildegard Behrens
German operatic soprano (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Varel.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 72 years old in Tokyo (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
St. George Jackson Mivart
English biologist and critic of natural selection (1827–1900).
Born November 30th, 1827 in London.
Died April 1st, 1900 at 72 years old in London.
Andrzej Zawada
Mountain climber (1928–2000).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Olsztyn.
Died August 21st, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Cape verdean politician and former president of cape verde (1944-2016).
Born February 16th, 1944 in Ribeira da Barca. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Praia. [ref]
Karl Genzken
German physician and ss general, chief of the medical office of the waffen-ss, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957).
Born June 8th, 1885 in Preetz.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 72 years old in Blankenese.
Hans Jansen
Dutch politician and academic of contemporary islam (1942–2015).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 831 to 840 of 1960
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut