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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Abdul Zahir
Afghan prime minister (1910-1982).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Laghman Province.
Died October 21st, 1982 at 72 years old in Kabul Province.
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Polish philosopher and logician (1890–1963).
Born December 12th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died April 12th, 1963 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Helen Vita
Swiss actor and singer (1928-2001).
Born August 7th, 1928 in Hohenschwangau.
Died February 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Peter Kenilorea
Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1943 in Malaita.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Honiara.
Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920–1993).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Rouen.
Died February 22nd, 1993 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Kay Bojesen
Danish artist (1886–1958).
Born August 15th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died August 28th, 1958 at 72 years old in Gentofte Hospital.
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter (1949–2021).
Born October 3rd, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 23rd, 2021 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Venko Markovski
Bulgarian and macedonian writer (1915–1988).
Born March 5th, 1915 in Skopje.
Died January 7th, 1988 at 72 years old in Sofia.
Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
Iraqi poet (1926–1999).
Born December 19th, 1926 in Baghdad.
Died August 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Damascus.
Gerard Tichy
Spanish actor (1920-1992).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Weißenfels.
Died April 11th, 1992 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 1021 to 1030 of 1969
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