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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Ramaz Urushadze
Soviet footballer (1939-2012).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Lanchkhuti.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 72 years old
Fyodor Bredikhin
Russian astronomer.
Born December 7th, 1831 in Mykolaiv.
Died May 14th, 1904 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kurt Wires
Finnish canoer (1919-1992).
Born April 28th, 1919 in Helsinki.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 72 years old in Espoo.
David Albin Zywiec Sidor
American bishop (1947-2020).
Born July 15th, 1947 in East Chicago.
Died January 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in Managua (brain cancer).
Wilma de Faria
52nd governor of rio grande do norte (1945–2017).
Born February 17th, 1945 in Mossoró. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2017 at 72 years old in Natal (cancer).
Vladimir Sukharev
Athletics competitor (1924-1997).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Korday.
Died April 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Rosario de Acuña
Spanish writer, poet and playwright (1851–1923).
Born November 1st, 1850 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1923 at 72 years old in Gijón.
Christian Frémont
French politician and representative to andorra 2008-2012.
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Champagnac-de-Belair.
Died August 3rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Clichy (cancer). [ref]
Seilda Baishakov
Kazakh football player (1950-2023).
Born August 28th, 1950 in Taraz.
Died July 12th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Bohumil Němeček
Czechoslovak boxer (1938-2010).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Tábor.
Died May 2nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Deaths 1661 to 1670 of 1964
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