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Dead at age 72
1,964 Notable deaths
Ignacio Macaya
Spanish field hockey player.
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 72 years old in Barcelona.
Roberto Etxebarria Arruti
Spanish football player (1908-1981).
Died February 17th, 1981 at 72 years old in Eibar.
Thomas Riggs
Olympic sailor (1903-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1903 in Hendon.
Died February 5th, 1976 at 72 years old in Blyth.
Per Henriksen
Norwegian association football player (1952–2024).
Born April 10th, 1952 in Stavanger.
Died April 17th, 2024 at 72 years old in Stavanger University Hospital. [ref]
Sophus Ruge
German ethnologist (1831–1903).
Born March 26th, 1831 in Dorum.
Died December 23rd, 1903 at 72 years old in Klotzsche.
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg
Sport shooter (1865–1937).
Born March 22nd, 1865 in Söderfors.
Died October 31st, 1937 at 72 years old in Köping.
Heinz Renneberg
German rower (1927-1999).
Born January 29th, 1927 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died October 21st, 1999 at 72 years old in Herne.
Pier Francesco Meglia
Italian cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1810–1883).
Born November 3rd, 1810 in Santo Stefano al Mare.
Died March 31st, 1883 at 72 years old in Rome.
Abdusamat Taymetov
First uzbek pilot (1909-1981).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Syr-Darya Oblast.
Died July 8th, 1981 at 72 years old in Tashkent.
Dmitri Konovalov
Russian and soviet chemist.
Born March 22nd, 1856 in Yekaterinoslav Governorate.
Died January 6th, 1929 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 1911 to 1920 of 1964
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