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Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Daniel Salamanca Urey
President of bolivia (1863-1935).
Born July 8th, 1863 in Cochabamba.
Died July 17th, 1935 at 72 years old in Cochabamba (stomach cancer).
Georgi Vladimov
Soviet writer (1931-2003).
Born February 19th, 1931 in Kharkiv.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Alson S. Clark
American artist (1876-1949).
Born March 25th, 1876 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 1949 at 72 years old in Pasadena.
Alfred Fowler
British astronomer (1868-1940).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in Ealing (cerebrovascular disease).
Anatol Vieru
Romanian composer (1926-1998).
Born June 8th, 1926 in Iași. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1998 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
José Luis Capón
Spanish footballer (1948-2020).
Born February 6th, 1948 in Madrid.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 72 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]
Kathleen Parlow
Canadian musician (1890–1963).
Born September 20th, 1890 in Calgary.
Died August 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in Oakville.
Frida Richard
Austrian actress (1873-1946).
Born November 1st, 1873 in Vienna.
Died September 12th, 1946 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc
Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer (1900–1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Graz.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Paul Graener
German composer (1872-1944).
Born January 11th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 1944 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
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