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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Lizardo Montero Flores
President of peru (1832-1905).
Born May 27th, 1832 in Ayabaca. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1905 at 72 years old in Lima. [ref]
Angelo de Gubernatis
Italian art critic and writer (1840–1913).
Born April 7th, 1840 in Turin.
Died February 26th, 1913 at 72 years old in Rome.
Valeri Rozhdestvenski
Soviet cosmonaut (1939–2011).
Born February 13th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 72 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok.
Evgeni Gegechkori
Georgian politician (1882–1954).
Born April 24th, 1882 in Martvili.
Died June 5th, 1954 at 72 years old in Paris.
Robert Dienst
Austrian footballer (1928-2000).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Vienna.
Died June 13th, 2000 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Margarete Kupfer
German actress (1881-1953).
Born April 10th, 1881 in Kożuchów.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 72 years old in East Berlin.
Ante Mladinić
Croatian football manager (1929-2002).
Born October 1st, 1929 in Split.
Died June 13th, 2002 at 72 years old in Zagreb.
Henrik Lund
Greenlandic lutheran pastor, poet, painter, and author of greenland's national anthem (1875-1948).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Nanortalik.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 72 years old in Narsaq. [ref]
Hulda Garborg
Norwegian writer and politician (1862–1934).
Born February 22nd, 1862 in Stange Municipality.
Died November 5th, 1934 at 72 years old in Asker.
Deaths 1341 to 1350 of 1970
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