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Dead at age 72

1,958 Notable deaths

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.

Irena Szewińska

Polish sprinter and sports official (1946–2018).

Born May 24th, 1946 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 29th, 2018 at 72 years old in Warsaw (breast cancer). [ref]

Leah Rabin

Wife of prime minister of israel (1928-2000).

Born April 28th, 1928 in Königsberg.

Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Petah Tikva (myocardial infarction, lung cancer).

Deaths 441 to 450 of 1958

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