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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Memmo Carotenuto
Italian actor (1908-1980).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Rome.
Died December 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.
Anita Blanch
Mexican actress (1910–1983).
Born July 26th, 1910 in Valencia.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 72 years old in Mexico City (hypovolemic shock).
José María Forqué
Spanish film director (1923-1995).
Born March 8th, 1923 in Zaragoza.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 72 years old in Madrid (liver cancer).
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Italian composer (1892–1965).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Cuneo.
Died March 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in Nervi.
Erik Ode
German actor and director (1910–1983).
Born November 6th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died July 19th, 1983 at 72 years old in Kreuth.
Vasily Gurko
Russian general (1864–1937).
Born May 20th, 1864 in Pushkin.
Died February 11th, 1937 at 72 years old in Rome.
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
German physicist (1826–1899).
Born October 2nd, 1826 in Berlin.
Died March 24th, 1899 at 72 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Miguel Mihura
Spanish playwright (1904-1977).
Born July 21st, 1905 in Madrid.
Died October 27th, 1977 at 72 years old in Madrid.
René Fülöp-Miller
Austrian cultural historian and writer (1891–1963).
Born March 17th, 1891 in Caransebeș.
Died May 17th, 1963 at 72 years old in Hanover.
Otto Winzer
German politician (1902-1975).
Born April 3rd, 1902 in Berlin, Reinickendorf.
Died March 3rd, 1975 at 72 years old in East Berlin.
Deaths 1221 to 1230 of 1970
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