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Dead at age 72
1,971 Notable deaths
Andrea Scotti
Italian actor (1931–2003).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Naples.
Died December 21st, 2003 at 72 years old in Nepi. [ref]
Vladimir Soloukhin
Russian writer (1924-1997).
Born June 14th, 1924 in Alepino.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Takahira Kogorō
Japanese politician (1854–1926).
Born January 29th, 1854 in Ichinoseki.
Died November 28th, 1926 at 72 years old in Naka-Meguro.
Karl von Weizsäcker
German noble (1853-1926).
Born February 25th, 1853 in Stuttgart.
Died February 2nd, 1926 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Hugh Adcock
English footballer (1903-1975).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Coalville.
Died October 16th, 1975 at 72 years old in Coalville. [ref]
Gábor Csapó
Olympic water polo player (1950–2022).
Born September 20th, 1950 in Budapest.
Died November 27th, 2022 at 72 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hugo Dingler
German philosopher.
Born July 7th, 1881 in Munich.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 72 years old in Munich.
Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
Finnish politician (1830–1903).
Born December 10th, 1830 in Vaasa.
Died November 13th, 1903 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Hans Wollschläger
German writer (1935–2007).
Born March 17th, 1935 in Minden.
Died May 19th, 2007 at 72 years old in Bamberg. [ref]
Csaba Fenyvesi
Hungarian fencer and olympic champion.
Born April 14th, 1943 in Budapest.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 1461 to 1470 of 1971
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