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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Helmut Käutner
German film director and actor (1908–1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti.
Christopher Loeak
Marshallese politician, president of the marshall islands (2012–2016).
Born November 11th, 1952 in Ailinglaplap Atoll.
Died August 8th, 2025 at 72 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Annibale de Gasparis
Italian astronomer (1819–1892).
Born November 9th, 1819 in Bugnara.
Died March 21st, 1892 at 72 years old in Naples.
Siegmund Lubin
American businessman and motion picture pioneer (1851–1923).
Born April 20th, 1851 in Wrocław.
Died September 11th, 1923 at 72 years old in Ventnor City.
Tapley Seaton
Governor-general of saint kitts and nevis (2015-2023).
Born July 28th, 1950 in Saint Kitts.
Died June 29th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Tobias Dantzig
American mathematician (1884-1956).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Šiauliai.
Died August 9th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
José Torres
Puerto rican boxer (1936–2009).
Died January 19th, 2009 at 72 years old in Ponce (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oskar Maria Graf
German writer and activist (1894-1967).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Berg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joy Fleming
German singer.
Born November 15th, 1944 in Rockenhausen.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 72 years old in Sinsheim. [ref]
Ralph Kirkpatrick
American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911–1984).
Born June 10th, 1911 in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Died April 13th, 1984 at 72 years old in Guilford.
Deaths 901 to 910 of 1969
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau