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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Mekertich Portukalian
Armenian politician.
Born October 21st, 1848 in Kumkapı. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1921 at 72 years old in Marseille.
Jacques Rousseau
French long jumper (1951–2024).
Born March 10th, 1951 in Saint-Claude.
Died February 14th, 2024 at 72 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Friedrich Spitta
German protestant theologian (1852-1924).
Born January 10th, 1852 in Wittingen.
Died June 7th, 1924 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Solange Fernex
French activist and politician (1934-2006).
Born April 15th, 1934 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2006 at 72 years old in Biederthal (cancer). [ref]
Ludwig Schwarz
Baltic german astronomer (1822-1894).
Born May 23rd, 1822 in Gdańsk.
Died September 17th, 1894 at 72 years old in Tartu.
Iryna Zhylenko
Ukrainian poet (1941–2013).
Born April 28th, 1941 in Kyiv.
Died August 3rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Michel Brusseaux
French footballer (1913-1986).
Born March 10th, 1913 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1986 at 72 years old
Stéphane Bruey
French footballer (1932-2005).
Born December 1st, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 72 years old in Belley.
Kari Diesen
Norwegian actress, singer (1914-1987).
Born June 24th, 1914 in Christiania.
Died March 18th, 1987 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Fritz Genschow
German actor and director (1905–1977).
Born May 15th, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1977 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 1611 to 1620 of 1964
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King