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Dead at age 72
1,473 Notable deaths
Stella Kübler
Jewish nazi collaborator.
Born July 10th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died October 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Berlin, Freiburg im Breisgau (falling).
Erwin Piscator
German theatre director (1893–1966).
Born December 17th, 1893 in Ulm, Greifenstein. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Starnberg.
Machito
Latin jazz musician (1912-1984).
Born February 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (stroke).
Edward Condon
Physicist (1902-1974).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Alamogordo.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Boulder.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italian composer.
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1968 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Vine Deloria, Jr.
American writer (1933-2005).
Born March 26th, 1933 in Martin.
Died November 13th, 2005 at 72 years old in Golden (aortic dissection). [ref]
Wolfgang Lotz
Israeli spy (1921-1993).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Mannheim.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 72 years old in Munich.
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Film, television actor (1932-2004).
Born February 12th, 1932 in St. Louis.
Died May 18th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Kurt Eberhard
Nazi major-general, paricipated in babi yar massacre (1874-1947).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Rottweil.
Died September 8th, 1947 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Fujio Akatsuka
Japanese manga artist (1935–2008).
Born September 14th, 1935 in Luanping County.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 72 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
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