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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Peter Lesgaft
Russian physician (1837-1909).
Born October 3rd, 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1909 at 72 years old in Cairo.
Res Jost
Swiss theoretical physicist (1918–1990).
Born January 10th, 1918 in Bern.
Died October 3rd, 1990 at 72 years old in Zurich.
Alfred Wotquenne
Belgian music librarian (1867–1939).
Born January 25th, 1867 in Lobbes.
Died September 25th, 1939 at 72 years old in Antibes.
Leonid Artamonov
Russian noble and explorer (1859–1932).
Born February 25th, 1859 in Ananyevsky Uyezd.
Died January 1st, 1932 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Marcel Langiller
French footballer (1908-1980).
Born June 2nd, 1908 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 28th, 1980 at 72 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
William Faversham
British-born american actor (1868-1940).
Born February 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 72 years old in Long Island.
Stéphan Elmas
Armenian composer, pianist and teacher (1864–1937).
Born December 24th, 1864 in İzmir.
Died August 11th, 1937 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Eduard Norden
German classical philologist and historian (1868–1941).
Born September 21st, 1868 in Emden.
Died July 13th, 1941 at 72 years old in Zurich.
Ernst Jean-Joseph
Haitian footballer (1948-2020).
Born June 11th, 1948 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Julia Lermontova
Chemist (1847-1919).
Born January 2nd, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 16th, 1919 at 72 years old in Moscow.
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