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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Eduardo Scarpetta
Italian actor and playwright (1853–1925).
Born March 13th, 1853 in Naples.
Died November 29th, 1925 at 72 years old in Naples. [ref]
Peter Ilsted
Danish artist (1861-1933).
Born February 14th, 1861 in Sakskøbing. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1933 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
John Francis O'Hara
Catholic cardinal (1888-1960).
Born August 1st, 1888 in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1960 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Ralph Kirkpatrick
American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911-1984).
Born June 10th, 1911 in Massachusetts, Leominster. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1984 at 72 years old in Guilford.
Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Harlingen. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 72 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Yevgeny Morgunov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born April 27th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer.
Born April 26th, 1889 in Glasgow.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Carlos Torre Repetto
Mexican chess player (1904-1978).
Born November 23rd, 1905 in Mérida. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mérida.
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Spanish sculptor of the twentieth century.
Born September 28th, 1933 in Villanueva de Algaidas. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2006 at 72 years old in Antequera (prostate cancer). [ref]
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