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Dead at age 72

1,970 Notable deaths

Marek Walczewski

Polish actor (1937-2009).

Born April 9th, 1937 in Kraków.

Died May 26th, 2009 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Karl Lieffen

Actor (1926-1999).

Born May 17th, 1926 in Osek.

Died January 13th, 1999 at 72 years old in Starnberg (brain cancer).

Alain de Changy

Auto racer (1922–1994).

Born February 5th, 1922 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died August 5th, 1994 at 72 years old in Etterbeek.

Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias

Spanish jurist (1946–2019).

Born May 26th, 1946 in Gijón.

Died January 17th, 2019 at 72 years old in Madrid.

Yustrich

Brazilian football manager (1917–1990).

Born September 28th, 1917 in Corumbá.

Died February 15th, 1990 at 72 years old in Belo Horizonte.

Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer

German physician, zoologist and botanist (1805–1877).

Born July 4th, 1805 in Kassel.

Died October 2nd, 1877 at 72 years old in Kassel.

W. W. Thayer

American judge (1827–1899).

Born July 15th, 1827 in Lima.

Died October 15th, 1899 at 72 years old in Portland.

Giacomo Doria

Italian naturalist (1840–1913).

Born November 1st, 1840 in La Spezia.

Died September 19th, 1913 at 72 years old in Genoa.

Najaf bey Vazirov

Azerbaijani writer (1854-1926).

Born February 17th, 1854 in Shusha.

Died July 9th, 1926 at 72 years old in Çuxuryurd.

Pery Broad

Brazilian born nazi criminal (1921–1993).

Born April 25th, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died November 28th, 1993 at 72 years old in Düsseldorf.

Deaths 1431 to 1440 of 1970

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