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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Alemdar Karamanov
Ukrainian composer and pianist (1934-2007).
Born September 10th, 1934 in Simferopol.
Died May 3rd, 2007 at 72 years old in Simferopol.
Charles Russell
Australian rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer, coach, referee and administrator (1884–1957).
Born December 5th, 1884 in St Peters.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 72 years old in Sydney.
Mathieu Cordang
Dutch racing cyclist (1869–1942).
Born December 6th, 1869 in Blerick.
Died March 24th, 1942 at 72 years old in Swalmen. [ref]
Charles Chubb
English ornithologist (1851-1924).
Born December 31st, 1851 in Salisbury, Steeple Langford.
Died June 25th, 1924 at 72 years old in London (traffic collision).
Victor Razafimahatratra
Catholic cardinal (1921–1993).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Madagascar.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 72 years old in Antananarivo.
Ettore Reynaudi
Italian association football player (1895-1968).
Born November 4th, 1895 in Novara. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1968 at 72 years old in Novara. [ref]
Piotr Odmieniec Włast
Polish poet (1876–1949).
Born July 25th, 1876 in Grabów nad Pilicą.
Died March 8th, 1949 at 72 years old in Izabelin C.
Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz
German pharmacist (1804-1876).
Born January 3rd, 1804 in Zweibrücken.
Died December 30th, 1876 at 72 years old in Wissembourg.
Robert Eitner
German musicologist (1832-1905).
Born October 22nd, 1832 in Wrocław.
Died February 2nd, 1905 at 72 years old in Templin. [ref]
Tatjana Lematschko
Swiss and bulgarian chess player.
Born March 16th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Deaths 1711 to 1720 of 1964
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