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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Carlos Freile Zaldumbide
Acting president of ecuador (1911) / (1911 - 1912).
Died August 28th, 1928 at 72 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Ian Heilbron
British chemist (1886–1959).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 72 years old in London.
Ene Mihkelson
Estonian writer (1944–2017).
Born October 21st, 1944 in Tammeküla.
Died September 20th, 2017 at 72 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Ferdinand von Saar
Austrian writer (1833-1906).
Born September 30th, 1833 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1906 at 72 years old in Vienna, Döbling (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ernst Schwarz
German zoologist (1889-1962).
Born December 1st, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 72 years old in Bethesda.
Pino Dordoni
Italian racewalker (1926–1998).
Born June 28th, 1926 in Piacenza.
Died October 24th, 1998 at 72 years old in Piacenza.
Antoni Pająk
Polish politician (1893-1965).
Born July 31st, 1893 in Bestwina.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Helen Houston Homans
American tennis player (1877-1949).
Born February 8th, 1877 in Englewood.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 72 years old in Bronxville. [ref]
Andrzej Niemczyk
Polish sportsperson (1944–2016).
Born January 16th, 1944 in Łódź. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 72 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Alfred Barton Rendle
British botanist (1865-1938).
Born January 19th, 1865 in London.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 72 years old in Leatherhead.
Deaths 1541 to 1550 of 1964
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