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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer (1888–1960).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Dimitris Christofias
6th president of the republic of cyprus (2008-2013).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Kato Dikomo. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2019 at 72 years old in Nicosia New General Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Francis Lieber
German-american jurist, gymnast and political philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1800 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 1872 at 72 years old in New York City.
Sydney Camm
British aeronautical engineer (1893–1966).
Born August 5th, 1893 in Windsor.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 72 years old in Richmond.
Hàm Nghi
Vietnamese emperor (1871-1944).
Born August 3rd, 1871 in Huế. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1944 at 72 years old in El Biar (disease). [ref]
Kim Ku
Korean politician (1876–1949).
Born August 29th, 1876 in Haeju.
Died June 26th, 1949 at 72 years old in Seoul.
Peter Thangaraj
Indian footballer (1935-2008).
Born December 24th, 1935 in Hyderabad.
Died November 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Bokaro Steel City.
Otto Sander
German film, theater, and voice actor (1941–2013).
Born June 30th, 1941 in Hanover.
Died September 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
Austrian archduke (1833-1905).
Born March 2nd, 1833 in Bratislava.
Died June 13th, 1905 at 72 years old in Rijeka.
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
German duke (1897-1970).
Born August 10th, 1897 in Oldenburg.
Died April 3rd, 1970 at 72 years old in Rastede.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1960
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