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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Sophus Hansen
Danish footballer (1889–1962).
Born November 15th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Vilho Tuulos
Athletics competitor (1895-1967).
Born March 26th, 1895 in Tampere.
Died September 2nd, 1967 at 72 years old in Tampere.
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
Dr congolese footballer (1949-2021).
Born January 7th, 1949 in Belgian Congo.
Died January 12th, 2021 at 72 years old [ref]
Anton Hubert Fischer
Catholic cardinal (1840-1912).
Born May 30th, 1840 in Jülich.
Died July 30th, 1912 at 72 years old in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.
Vladimir Aleksenko
Soviet aviator and hero of the soviet union (1923-1995).
Born January 27th, 1923 in Kievskoye.
Died June 16th, 1995 at 72 years old in Odesa.
Heinrich Keil
German classical philologist (1822–1894).
Born May 25th, 1822 in Wismar.
Died August 27th, 1894 at 72 years old in Friedrichroda.
Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg
Gymnast (1889–1962).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died January 22nd, 1962 at 72 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Friedrich Moritz Brauer
Austrian entomologist (1832-1904).
Born May 12th, 1832 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1904 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Rasim Ojagov
Azerbaijani film director (1933–2006).
Born November 22nd, 1933 in Shaki.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 72 years old in Baku.
Deaths 1581 to 1590 of 1964
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