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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Mirza Khazar
Azerbaijani writer, journalist, publisher, radio and television host.
Born October 29th, 1947 in Goychay.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 72 years old in Munich. [ref]
Giuseppe Bertini
Italian painter (1825-1898).
Born December 11th, 1825 in Milan.
Died November 24th, 1898 at 72 years old in Milan.
Zlatyu Boyadzhiev
Bulgarian painter (1903-1976).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Brezovo.
Died February 2nd, 1976 at 72 years old in Plovdiv.
Ruth Moufang
German mathematician (1905–1977).
Born January 10th, 1905 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Julio Lozano Díaz
President of honduras.
Born March 27th, 1885 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1957 at 72 years old in Miami.
Brigitte Skay
German actress (1940-2012).
Born July 18th, 1940 in Mannheim.
Died November 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Weinheim.
Alaba Lawson
Nigerian business magnate, entrepreneur, and academician.
Born January 18th, 1951 in Abeokuta.
Died October 28th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Tonino Cervi
Italian film director and producer (1929–2002).
Died April 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction).
Bernd Nickel
German footballer.
Born March 15th, 1949 in Siegbach.
Died October 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Siegbach. [ref]
Osvaldo Brandão
Brazilian football manager (1916–1989).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Taquara.
Died July 29th, 1989 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Deaths 1211 to 1220 of 1970
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