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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Rezső Somlai
Hungarian footballer (1911–1983).
Born May 22nd, 1911 in Kispest. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1983 at 72 years old [ref]
Teodor Pejačević
Croatian politician (1855-1928).
Born September 24th, 1855 in Našice.
Died July 22nd, 1928 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Stanislav Kostka Neumann
Czech poet, journalist, literary and art critic and translator (1875–1947).
Born June 5th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Libeň (heart failure, arteriosclerosis, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Charles-Mathias Simons
Belgian politician (1802-1874).
Born March 27th, 1802 in Bitburg.
Died October 5th, 1874 at 72 years old in Luxembourg.
Juan Carlos Touriño
Footballer (1944–2017).
Born July 14th, 1944 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 7th, 2017 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreas disease).
Pierre Chayriguès
French footballer (1892-1965).
Born May 1st, 1892 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Julius Schulhoff
Austrian pianist and composer (1825-1898).
Born August 2nd, 1825 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1898 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ran Bosilek
Bulgarian writer and translator.
Born September 26th, 1886 in Gabrovo.
Died October 8th, 1958 at 72 years old in Sofia.
William Libbey
American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927).
Born March 27th, 1855 in Jersey City.
Died September 6th, 1927 at 72 years old in Princeton.
Anton Anderledy
Swiss jesuit (1819–1892).
Born June 3rd, 1819 in Ried-Brig. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1892 at 72 years old in Fiesole. [ref]
Deaths 1521 to 1530 of 1970
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