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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Luigi Bianchi
Italian mathematician (1856–1928).
Born January 18th, 1856 in Parma.
Died June 6th, 1928 at 72 years old in Pisa.
Marcus Thrane
Norwegian politician (1817-1890).
Born October 14th, 1817 in Christiania.
Died April 30th, 1890 at 72 years old in Eau Claire.
Pavel Gerdt
Russian ballet dancer (1844–1917).
Born December 4th, 1844. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1917 at 72 years old in Vyborgsky Uyezd. [ref]
Frank Merrill
American actor (1893-1966).
Born March 21st, 1893 in Newark.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Marieluise Fleißer
German author (1901–1974).
Born November 23rd, 1901 in Ingolstadt.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Ingolstadt.
Giuseppe Antonio Borgese
Italian writer (1882–1952).
Born November 12th, 1882 in Polizzi Generosa.
Died December 4th, 1954 at 72 years old in Fiesole.
Paul Boffa
Prime minister of malta (1890-1962).
Born June 30th, 1890 in Birgu.
Died July 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Paola.
Georg Konrad Morgen
Ss judge and chief investigator, reich criminal police office (1909-1982).
Born June 8th, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died February 4th, 1982 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Johann Hinrich Wichern
German theologian and welfare reformer (1808–1881).
Born April 21st, 1808 in Hamburg.
Died April 7th, 1881 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 1081 to 1090 of 1970
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht