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Dead at age 72

1,970 Notable deaths

Seija Simola

Finnish singer (1944–2017).

Born September 25th, 1944 in Helsinki.

Died August 21st, 2017 at 72 years old in Vantaa. [ref]

Francesco Brioschi

Italian mathematician (1824-1897).

Born December 22nd, 1824 in Milan.

Died December 18th, 1897 at 72 years old in Milan.

Agenor Maria Gołuchowski

Austrian politician, minister of foreign affairs of austria-hungary (1849-1921).

Born March 25th, 1849 in Lviv.

Died March 28th, 1921 at 72 years old in Lviv.

Juan Mujica

Uruguayan footballer (1943-2016).

Born December 22nd, 1943 in Casa Blanca.

Died February 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Montevideo. [ref]

Dénes Berinkey

Hungarian politician (1871-1944).

Born October 17th, 1871 in Dubník.

Died June 25th, 1944 at 72 years old in Budapest.

Bernhard Kellermann

German author (1879-1951).

Born March 4th, 1879 in Fürth. [ref]

Died October 17th, 1951 at 72 years old in Klein Glienicke. [ref]

Terrence McCann

Olympic wrestler (1934–2006).

Born March 23rd, 1934 in Chicago.

Died June 7th, 2006 at 72 years old in California (cancer).

Ivan Plyushch

Ukrainian politician (1941-2014).

Born September 11th, 1941 in Borzna.

Died June 25th, 2014 at 72 years old in Kyiv (cancer).

Pyotr Durnovo

Russian politician (1842-1915).

Born December 5th, 1842 in Moscow.

Died September 24th, 1915 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Maria Forescu

Actress and operetta singer (1875–1947).

Born January 15th, 1875 in Chernivtsi.

Died October 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Berlin.

Deaths 1201 to 1210 of 1970

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