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Dead at age 72
1,501 Notable deaths
Nils Granfelt
Gymnast (1887–1959).
Born February 17th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died July 21st, 1959 at 72 years old in Nacka.
Hans Næss
Sailor.
Born November 3rd, 1886 in Bergen.
Died December 10th, 1958 at 72 years old in Bergen.
Virgilio Giotti
Italian poet (1885-1957).
Born January 15th, 1885 in Trieste.
Died September 21st, 1957 at 72 years old in Trieste.
Peter Andersen
Gymnast (1884-1956).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Højby.
Died September 25th, 1956 at 72 years old in Egebjerg.
Josef Trousílek
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1918–1990).
Born March 16th, 1918 in Prague.
Died October 5th, 1990 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Bodo Bittner
West german bobsledder (1940–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old in Split. [ref]
Lauri Valonen
Finnish ski jumper and nordic combined skier (1909–1982).
Born November 28th, 1909 in Helsinki.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 72 years old in Lahti.
Adolf Braeckeveldt
Road bicycle racer (1912–1985).
Born October 6th, 1912 in Sint-Denijs-Westrem.
Died August 4th, 1985 at 72 years old in Lovendegem.
Lucien Rebuffic
Basketball player (1921-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in Bois-Colombes. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1997 at 72 years old in Caen.
Everard Butler
Canadian rower (1885–1958).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Toronto.
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 72 years old in Bournemouth.
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