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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Volodymyr Troshkin
Soviet footballer (1947-2020).
Born September 28th, 1947 in Yenakiieve.
Died July 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
August Vermeylen
Belgian writer, man of letters, art historian, professor and politician (1872-1945).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 72 years old in Uccle.
Jean de Sperati
Italian stamp forger (1884–1957).
Born October 14th, 1884 in Pistoia.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 72 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Ruben Kun
President of nauru (1942-2014).
Born March 30th, 1942 in Nauru.
Died September 21st, 2014 at 72 years old [ref]
Edith Hannam
English tennis player (1878-1951).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Bristol.
Died January 16th, 1951 at 72 years old in Kensington.
Klaus Egge
Norwegian composer and music critic (1906–1979).
Born July 19th, 1906 in Gransherad.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Milan Begović
Croatian writer (1876–1948).
Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika.
Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb.
Salvatore Satta
Italian jurist and novelist (1902-1975).
Born August 9th, 1902 in Nuoro.
Died April 19th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome.
Anton Allemann
Swiss footballer (1936-2008).
Born January 6th, 1936 in Solothurn.
Died August 3rd, 2008 at 72 years old in Klosters (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Baum
German painter (1859-1932).
Born September 22nd, 1859 in Meissen.
Died May 18th, 1932 at 72 years old in San Gimignano (pneumonia).
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