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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Felix Ehrenhaft
Austrian physicist (1879–1952).
Born April 24th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Avdotya Panaeva
Russian novelist and memoirist, editor.
Born August 12th, 1820 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1893 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Galvano Della Volpe
Italian professor of philosophy and western marxist theorist (1895-1968).
Born September 24th, 1895 in Imola. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1968 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vera Nikolić
Yugoslav middle distance runner (1948-2021).
Born September 23rd, 1948 in Grabovica, Despotovac.
Died June 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Albrecht Alt
German lutheran theologian (1883–1956).
Born September 20th, 1883 in Diespeck.
Died April 24th, 1956 at 72 years old in Leipzig.
William Hugh Smith
American politician (1826-1899).
Born April 26th, 1826 in Fayette County.
Died January 1st, 1899 at 72 years old in Birmingham.
Vilhelms Purvītis
Latvian artist (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Zaube Parish.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 72 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Borka Pavićević
Dramaturge, newspaper columnist, activist (1947-2019).
Died June 30th, 2019 at 72 years old in Belgrade.
Petre M. Andreevski
Macedonian writer (1934–2006).
Born June 25th, 1934 in Demir Hisar.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 72 years old in Skopje.
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