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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Art Davis
American double-bassist.
Born December 5th, 1934 in Harrisburg.
Died July 29th, 2007 at 72 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Erkki Penttilä
Olympic wrestler.
Born June 14th, 1932 in Seinäjoki.
Died April 19th, 2005 at 72 years old in Seinäjoki.
Aleksandr Uvarov
Russian ice hockey player (1922–1994).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Odoev.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1983).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Roman Kachanov
Soviet animator (1921-1993).
Born February 25th, 1921 in Smolensk.
Died July 4th, 1993 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Frank Saker
Canoe racer.
Born August 10th, 1907 in Toronto.
Died April 6th, 1980 at 72 years old in Toronto.
Heorhiy Zhylin
Ukrainian rower (1925–1997).
Born August 18th, 1925 in Kyiv.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Rudolf Stahl
German handball player.
Born February 11th, 1912 in Darmstadt.
Died June 7th, 1984 at 72 years old in Groß-Gerau.
August Heim
German fencer (1904-1976).
Born March 13th, 1904 in Offenbach am Main.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 72 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Kirill Orlovsky
Member of the supreme soviet of the soviet union (1895-1968).
Born January 30th, 1895 in Myškavičy.
Died January 13th, 1968 at 72 years old in Kiraŭsk District.
Deaths 1851 to 1860 of 1964
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