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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Karl Friedrich Mohr
German chemist (1806-1879).
Born November 4th, 1806 in Koblenz.
Died September 28th, 1879 at 72 years old in Bonn.
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
American writer and photographer (1856-1928).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Clinton.
Died November 3rd, 1928 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Paul Kletzki
Conductor and composer from poland (1900-1973).
Born March 21st, 1900 in Łódź.
Died March 5th, 1973 at 72 years old in Liverpool.
Carlos de Haes
Spanish painter from belgium (1826-1898).
Born January 27th, 1826 in Brussels.
Died June 17th, 1898 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Otto Brandenburg
Danish musician and actor (1934-2007).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Hejnsvig.
Died March 1st, 2007 at 72 years old in Copenhagen (lung cancer). [ref]
Alfred Kempe
British mathematician (1849–1922).
Born July 6th, 1849 in Kensington.
Died April 21st, 1922 at 72 years old in London (pneumonia).
John Lyng
24th prime minister of norway (1905–1978).
Born August 22nd, 1905 in Trondheim.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Theodor Benfey
German philologist (1809-1881).
Born January 28th, 1809 in Nörten-Hardenberg.
Died June 26th, 1881 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Sylvain Van de Weyer
Belgian politician and ambassador to britain (1802-1874).
Born January 19th, 1802 in Leuven.
Died May 23rd, 1874 at 72 years old in London.
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
British physicist (1875-1947).
Born August 28th, 1875 in Essex.
Died December 13th, 1947 at 72 years old in East of England.
Deaths 1051 to 1060 of 1970
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