Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Alcides Silveira
Footballer (1938-2011).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 72 years old in Montevideo.
Giuseppe Gamba
Catholic cardinal (1857-1929).
Born April 25th, 1857 in San Damiano d'Asti. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1929 at 72 years old in Turin. [ref]
Sem Benelli
Italian playwright, essayist and librettist (1877–1949).
Born August 10th, 1877 in Prato.
Died December 18th, 1949 at 72 years old in Zoagli.
Santos Acosta
President of colombia.
Born November 1st, 1828 in Boyacá Department.
Died January 9th, 1901 at 72 years old in Bogotá.
Bernardino Molinari
Italian conductor (1880-1952).
Born April 11th, 1880 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 72 years old in Rome.
Tomotaka Tasaka
Japanese screenwriter and film director (1902–1974).
Born April 14th, 1902 in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Died October 17th, 1974 at 72 years old
Frank Schlesinger
United states astronomer (1871-1943).
Born May 11th, 1871 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1943 at 72 years old in Old Lyme.
Stefan Dembicki
French and polish footballer (1913-1985).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Marten.
Died September 23rd, 1985 at 72 years old
José Domingo Molina Gómez
Argentine general (1896–1969).
Born September 26th, 1896 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Theodor Wiegand
German archaeologist (1864–1936).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Bendorf.
Died December 19th, 1936 at 72 years old in Berlin (malaria).
Deaths 1371 to 1380 of 1970
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