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Dead at age 72
1,498 Notable deaths
Salvatore Satta
Italian jurist and novelist (1902-1975).
Born August 9th, 1902 in Nuoro.
Died April 19th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome.
Anton Allemann
Swiss footballer (1936-2008).
Born January 6th, 1936 in Solothurn.
Died August 3rd, 2008 at 72 years old in Klosters (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Baum
German painter (1859-1932).
Born September 22nd, 1859 in Meissen.
Died May 18th, 1932 at 72 years old in San Gimignano (pneumonia).
Yoshito Sengoku
Japanese politician (1946-2018).
Born January 15th, 1946 in Tokushima.
Died October 11th, 2018 at 72 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Gyula Lázár
Hungarian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Füzesgyarmat. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Anahit Tsitsikian
Armenian violinist, musicologist, teacher.
Born August 26th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Anatoliy Kuksov
Soviet footballer (1949–2022).
Born November 21st, 1949 in Luhansk.
Died January 4th, 2022 at 72 years old in Luhansk. [ref]
Emiliyan Stanev
Bulgarian writer (1907-1979).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died March 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Jaroslav Holík
Czech ice hockey player and coach.
Born August 3rd, 1942 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 72 years old in Jihlava.
Paul Deman
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 25th, 1889 in Menen.
Died July 31st, 1961 at 72 years old in Outrijve.
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