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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
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]
Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild
Austrian banker and art collector (1882-1955).
Born March 5th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 1955 at 72 years old in Montego Bay.
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Head of the house of zogu (1961-2011).
Born April 5th, 1939 in Tirana.
Died November 30th, 2011 at 72 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Ubaidullah Sindhi
Indian scholar and political activist (1872–1944).
Born March 10th, 1872 in Sialkot.
Died August 21st, 1944 at 72 years old in Rahim Yar Khan District, Din Pur Sharif.
Nicholas Evans
British journalist, producer and writer (1950-2022).
Born July 26th, 1950 in Bromsgrove. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2022 at 72 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Harald of Denmark
Danish prince (1876–1949).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1866-1939).
Born August 21st, 1866 in Altmünster.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 1968
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