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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Jean Dybowski
Explorer and agronomist (1856-1928).
Born April 18th, 1856 in Charonne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1928 at 72 years old in Mandres-les-Roses.
Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei
Catholic cardinal (1811–1883).
Born March 23rd, 1811 in Recanati.
Died April 21st, 1883 at 72 years old in Rome.
Teodósio de Gouveia
Portuguese cardinal (1889–1962).
Born May 13th, 1889 in Santana.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Maputo (leukemia).
Lyubov Tyurina
Olympic volleyball player (1943-2015).
Born April 25th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Francisco Adolfo Coelho
Philologist.
Born January 15th, 1847 in Coimbra.
Died February 9th, 1919 at 72 years old in Freguesia de Carcavelos.
Arakel Babakhanian
Armenian historian (1860-1932).
Died November 14th, 1932 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Port Hueneme.
Died December 14th, 1979 at 72 years old in Napa.
Henryk Rozmiarek
Polish handball player.
Born January 13th, 1949 in Poznań.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 72 years old in Poznań.
Duarte de Almeida Bello
Sailor (1921–1994).
Born July 26th, 1921 in Maputo.
Died June 3rd, 1994 at 72 years old in Lisbon.
Joanni Maurice Perronnet
French fencer and painter (1877-1950).
Born October 19th, 1877 in rue de Dunkerque. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 72 years old in rue Henry-Monnier. [ref]
Deaths 1771 to 1780 of 1964
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