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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Ina Benita
Polish actress (1912–1984).
Died September 9th, 1984 at 72 years old in Mechanicsburg (lung cancer).
Jerzy Pawłowski
Polish fencer and double agent (1932–2005).
Born October 25th, 1932 in Warsaw.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Alice Howell
American actress (1888-1961).
Born May 5th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1961 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol
Romanian historian (1847–1920).
Born March 23rd, 1847 in Iași.
Died February 27th, 1920 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Kay Fisker
Danish architect (1893–1965).
Born February 14th, 1893 in Frederiksberg.
Died June 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Sophie Bryant
Irish mathematician (1850–1922).
Born February 15th, 1850 in Sandymount.
Died August 14th, 1922 at 72 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Valdir Espinosa
Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (surgical complications).
Aron Gurwitsch
Lithuanian philosopher.
Born January 17th, 1901 in Vilnius.
Died June 25th, 1973 at 72 years old in Zurich.
Hermann Arthur Jahn
English scientist (1907–1979).
Born May 31st, 1907 in Colchester.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Southampton.
André Boucourechliev
French composer of bulgarian origin, music writer (1925-1997).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died November 13th, 1997 at 72 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Deaths 1131 to 1140 of 1970
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore