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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Thomas Gold Appleton
American artist (1812-1884).
Born March 31st, 1812 in Boston.
Died April 17th, 1884 at 72 years old in New York City.
Josef Kemr
Czech actor (1922-1995).
Born June 20th, 1922 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1995 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Russian composer (1899-1974).
Born January 6th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Paco Bienzobas
Spanish football player/manager/referee (1909-1981).
Born March 26th, 1909 in San Sebastián.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 72 years old in San Sebastián.
Luigi Cremona
Italian mathematician (1830-1903).
Born December 7th, 1830 in Pavia.
Died June 10th, 1903 at 72 years old in Rome.
Dennis Robertson
British economist (1890–1963).
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Lowestoft.
Died April 21st, 1963 at 72 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
Kálmán Széll
Hungarian politician (1843-1915).
Born June 8th, 1843 in Gasztony. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1915 at 72 years old in Rátót. [ref]
Bai Hong
Chinese actor and singer (1920-1992).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Beijing.
Died May 28th, 1992 at 72 years old in Beijing.
Ulf Palme
Swedish actor (1920-1993).
Born October 18th, 1920 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1993 at 72 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Edgar Chadwick
Association football player from england (1869–1942).
Born June 14th, 1869 in Blackburn.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 72 years old in Blackburn.
Deaths 1101 to 1110 of 1970
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