Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Sergey Platonov
Russian historian.
Born June 28th, 1860 in Chernihiv. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1933 at 72 years old in Samara. [ref]
Jules Destrée
Belgian lawyer and politician (1863-1936).
Born August 21st, 1863 in Marcinelle. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1936 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Heddy Lester
Dutch actress (1950–2023).
Born June 18th, 1950 in Amsterdam.
Died January 30th, 2023 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (bladder cancer). [ref]
Jaroslav Pollák
Slovak footballer (1947-2020).
Born July 11th, 1947 in Medzev.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 72 years old in Košice. [ref]
Eduard Norden
German classical philologist and historian (1868–1941).
Born September 21st, 1868 in Emden. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1941 at 72 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Carl Charlier
Swedish astronomer.
Born April 1st, 1862 in Östersunds församling.
Died November 5th, 1934 at 72 years old in Lunds Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
William Faversham
American actor (1868-1940).
Born February 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 72 years old in Long Island.
Peter Raabe
German conductor (1872-1945).
Born November 27th, 1872 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died April 12th, 1945 at 72 years old in Weimar.
Dietrich Stobbe
German politician (1938-2011).
Born March 25th, 1938 in Wieprz, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died February 19th, 2011 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 921 to 930 of 1340
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X