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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Henri Hiltl
French footballer (1910-1982).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Vienna.
Died November 25th, 1982 at 72 years old in Cocheren.
Katarina Beskow
Swedish chess player (1867–1939).
Born February 2nd, 1867 in Stockholm.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 72 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
John Cookman
American ice hockey player (1909–1982).
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Englewood.
Died August 19th, 1982 at 72 years old in Plattsburgh.
Virginia Balistrieri
Italian actress (1888-1960).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Trapani.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
Pierre Korb
French footballer (1908-1981).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Mulhouse.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 72 years old in Mulhouse.
Rudolf Kotormány
Romanian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1911 in Timișoara.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 72 years old in Romania.
Renzo Alverà
Bobsledder (1933-2005).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 72 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Agostino Richelmy
Catholic cardinal (1850–1923).
Born November 29th, 1850 in Turin.
Died August 10th, 1923 at 72 years old in Turin.
Émile de Kératry
French politician, soldier and author (1832-1904).
Born March 20th, 1832 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1904 at 72 years old in Paris.
Andreas Brecke
Sailor (1879–1952).
Born September 14th, 1879 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died June 13th, 1952 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 1751 to 1760 of 1964
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney