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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Raúl de la Torre
Film director (1938-2010).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Zárate.
Died March 19th, 2010 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
José María Montealegre
President of costa rica (1815-1887).
Born March 19th, 1815 in San José.
Died September 26th, 1887 at 72 years old in San Jose.
Shtjefën Kurti
Albanian priest (1898–1971).
Born December 24th, 1898 in Ferizaj.
Died October 20th, 1971 at 72 years old in Albania.
Gabriel Valentin
Physiologist (1810-1883).
Born July 8th, 1810 in Wrocław.
Died May 24th, 1883 at 72 years old in Bern.
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic (1929–2001).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Siegmund Gabriel
German chemist (1851–1924).
Born November 7th, 1851 in Berlin.
Died March 22nd, 1924 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Herbert Janssen
German opera singer (1892-1965).
Born September 22nd, 1892 in Cologne.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 72 years old in New York City.
Joseph Samuel Bloch
Austro-hungarian politician and rabbi (1850-1923).
Born November 20th, 1850 in Dukla.
Died October 1st, 1923 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Anna Yevreinova
Russian writer and feminist, editor (1844–1917).
Born June 16th, 1844 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1917 at 72 years old in Gatchina. [ref]
Maurice Hauriou
French legal scholar (1856–1929).
Born August 17th, 1856 in Ladiville.
Died March 12th, 1929 at 72 years old in Toulouse.
Deaths 1471 to 1480 of 1970
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci