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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Cecil Boden Kloss
English zoologist (1877–1949).
Born March 28th, 1877 in Warwickshire.
Died August 19th, 1949 at 72 years old in England.
Yngvar Nielsen
Norwegian historian and geographer (1843–1916).
Born July 29th, 1843 in Arendal.
Died March 2nd, 1916 at 72 years old in Christiania.
Anton von Saltza
Russian imperial general (1843-1916).
Born October 22nd, 1843 in Luga.
Died March 9th, 1916 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
LeRoy Samse
Athletics competitor (1883–1956).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Kokomo.
Died May 1st, 1956 at 72 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Sergei Tumansky
Soviet aeronautical engineer, aircraft engine designer, scientist (1901-1973).
Died September 9th, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Yukio Endō
Japanese gymnast (1937–2009).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Akita.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 72 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Milena Hübschmannová
Czech linguist and romani scholar (1933–2005).
Born June 10th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2005 at 72 years old in Kameeldrift (traffic collision).
Grigory Broydo
Soviet politician (1883-1956).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Catharine van Tussenbroek
Dutch physician and writer, editor (1852–1925).
Born August 4th, 1852 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1925 at 72 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Émile Henriot
French writer (1889–1961).
Born March 3rd, 1889 in Paris.
Died April 14th, 1961 at 72 years old in Paris.
Deaths 1601 to 1610 of 1964
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather