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Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Frank Schlesinger
United states astronomer (1871-1943).
Born May 11th, 1871 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1943 at 72 years old in Old Lyme.
José Domingo Molina Gómez
Argentine general (1896–1969).
Born September 26th, 1896 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Theodor Wiegand
German archaeologist (1864–1936).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Bendorf.
Died December 19th, 1936 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Alberto Zozaya
Argentine footballer and manager (1908-1981).
Born April 13th, 1908 in Gualeguaychú.
Died February 17th, 1981 at 72 years old in La Plata.
Vera Maretskaya
Soviet actress (1906-1978).
Born July 31st, 1906 in Barvikha.
Died August 23rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Inger Jacobsen
Norwegian singer (1923–1996).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Christiania.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Béla Gerster
Hungarian architect.
Born October 20th, 1850 in Košice.
Died August 3rd, 1923 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Pat Harmon
American actor (1886-1958).
Born February 3rd, 1886 in Lewistown.
Died November 26th, 1958 at 72 years old in Riverside.
Beatrice Harraden
British suffragette, writer and feminist.
Born January 24th, 1864 in Hampstead.
Died May 5th, 1936 at 72 years old in Barton on Sea.
Josef Stalder
Swiss gymnast (1919–1991).
Born February 6th, 1919.
Died March 2nd, 1991 at 72 years old in Lucerne.
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