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Dead at age 72

1,970 Notable deaths

Charlotte Maria Tucker

English children's writer.

Born May 8th, 1821 in Friern Barnet.

Died December 2nd, 1893 at 72 years old in Amritsar.

Tony deBrum

Statesman of the marshall islands (1945–2017).

Born February 25th, 1945 in Marshall Islands, Tuvalu. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Majuro. [ref]

Pavel Kadochnikov

Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1915-1988).

Born July 29th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 2nd, 1988 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Luigi Bertolini

Italian footballer (1904-1977).

Born November 13th, 1904 in Busalla.

Died February 11th, 1977 at 72 years old in Turin.

Todor Burmov

Prime minister of bulgaria (1834-1906).

Born January 14th, 1834 in Gabrovo.

Died November 7th, 1906 at 72 years old in Sofia.

Harold Bernard St. John

Prime minister of barbados (1931-2004).

Born August 16th, 1931 in Christ Church.

Died February 29th, 2004 at 72 years old in Barbados (cancer).

Paul Nougé

Belgian writer (1895–1967).

Born February 13th, 1895 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died November 6th, 1967 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

Izet Sarajlić

Bosnian writer (1930-2002).

Born March 16th, 1930 in Doboj.

Died May 2nd, 2002 at 72 years old in Sarajevo.

Christian Almer

Swiss mountain guide (1826-1898).

Born March 29th, 1826 in Grindelwald.

Died May 17th, 1898 at 72 years old in Grindelwald.

Philipp Foltz

German history painter (1805–1877).

Born May 11th, 1805 in Bingen am Rhein. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1877 at 72 years old in Munich. [ref]

Deaths 1151 to 1160 of 1970

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