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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Helmuth Kahl
Modern pentathlete (1901–1974).
Born February 17th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 72 years old in Osann-Monzel.
Aat de Roos
Dutch field hockey player (1919–1992).
Born April 15th, 1919 in Bloemendaal.
Died March 17th, 1992 at 72 years old in Perth.
James H. Smith Jr.
American assistant secretary of the navy (1909-1982).
Born December 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1982 at 72 years old in San Diego (cancer).
John Crammond
British skeleton racer.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Egremont.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sevenoaks.
Friedrich Hultsch
German classical philologist and historian (1833–1906).
Born July 22nd, 1833 in Dresden.
Died April 6th, 1906 at 72 years old in Dresden.
Bengt Palmquist
Sailor (1923–1995).
Born April 4th, 1923 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1995 at 72 years old in Särö.
Maurice Huet
Fencer (1918–1991).
Born December 1st, 1918 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 8th, 1991 at 72 years old in Tours.
Józef Kondrat
Polish actor (1902-1974).
Born March 3rd, 1902 in Przemyśl. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1974 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Frithiof Mårtensson
Olympic wrestler (1884–1956).
Died June 20th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Harry Haslam
Field hockey player (1883-1955).
Born February 7th, 1883 in Aston.
Died February 7th, 1955 at 72 years old in Ilford.
Deaths 1811 to 1820 of 1964
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