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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf
Swedish musician (1840–1913).
Born August 24th, 1840 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 17th, 1913 at 72 years old in Munich.
Jiří Gruša
Czech diplomat, poet and writer (1938-2011).
Born November 10th, 1938 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2011 at 72 years old in Hanover, Bad Oeynhausen. [ref]
Maurice Lévy
French engineer (1838–1910).
Born February 28th, 1838 in Ribeauvillé.
Died September 30th, 1910 at 72 years old
Keto Losaberidze
Soviet archer (1949–2022).
Born August 1st, 1949 in Lekereti.
Died January 23rd, 2022 at 72 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
William Chapman Hewitson
British naturalist (1806–1878).
Born January 9th, 1806 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died May 28th, 1878 at 72 years old
Luis Santibáñez
Chilean football manager (1936–2008).
Born February 7th, 1936 in Antofagasta.
Died September 5th, 2008 at 72 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Vladimir Orlovsky
Russian realist painter (1842-1914).
Born February 1st, 1842 in Kyiv.
Died March 16th, 1914 at 72 years old in Genoa.
Theodore Thurston Geer
American politician (1851-1924).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Salem.
Died February 21st, 1924 at 72 years old in Portland.
Wilhelm Diegelmann
German actor (1861-1934).
Born September 28th, 1861 in Neuhof.
Died March 1st, 1934 at 72 years old in Berlin.
František Šťastný
Czechoslovak motoracer (1927-2000).
Born November 12th, 1927 in Kochánky.
Died April 8th, 2000 at 72 years old in Prague.
Deaths 1421 to 1430 of 1970
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