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Dead at age 72
1,958 Notable deaths
Stella Kübler
Jewish nazi collaborator.
Born July 10th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died October 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (venom).
Erwin Piscator
German theatre director (1893–1966).
Born December 17th, 1893 in Greifenstein, Ulm. [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, Havana.
Died April 19th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (stroke).
Kodela Siva Prasad Rao
Indian politician.
Died September 16th, 2019 at 72 years old (hanging to death).
Edward Condon
American physicist (1902-1974).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Alamogordo.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Boulder.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italian composer (1895–1968).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Florence.
Died March 17th, 1968 at 72 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.
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]
Édouard Drumont
French journalist and writer (1844–1917).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1917 at 72 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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).
Deaths 431 to 440 of 1958
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