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Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Enrico Guazzoni
Italian film director (1876–1949).
Born December 18th, 1876 in Rome.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 72 years old in Rome.
Oskar Anderson
Baltic german mathematician, statistician and economist.
Born August 2nd, 1887 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in Munich.
Alfrēds Kalniņš
Latvian musician (1879-1951).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Cēsis. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in Riga. [ref]
Cox Habbema
Dutch television actor, film actor, theatre director and actor (1944–2016).
Born March 21st, 1944 in Amsterdam.
Died April 18th, 2016 at 72 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Duke Dinsmore
Racecar driver (1913-1985).
Born April 10th, 1913 in West Virginia.
Died October 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Ilinka Mitreva
Macedonian politician (1950–2022).
Born February 11th, 1950 in Skopje.
Died August 1st, 2022 at 72 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Bruno Heck
German politician (1917–1989).
Born January 20th, 1917 in Aalen.
Died September 16th, 1989 at 72 years old in Blaubeuren.
Eugeni d'Ors
Spanish writer (1881–1954).
Born September 28th, 1881 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1954 at 72 years old in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Witmer Stone
American ornithologist (1866-1939).
Born September 22nd, 1866 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1939 at 72 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Enzo Siciliano
Italian writer (1934-2006).
Born May 27th, 1934 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2006 at 72 years old in Rome (type 2 diabetes). [ref]
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