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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
August Friedrich Schenk
German-french painter (1828–1901).
Born April 23rd, 1828 in Glückstadt.
Died January 1st, 1901 at 72 years old in Écouen.
Carl Værnet
Danish holocaust perpetrator (1893–1965).
Born April 28th, 1893 in Løjenkær.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Marianne Stokes
Austrian artist (1855-1927).
Born January 19th, 1855 in Graz.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 72 years old in London.
Le Trong Tan
Vietnamese general (1914-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1914 in Hoài Đức.
Died December 5th, 1986 at 72 years old in Hanoi.
Johann Strauss III
Austrian composer (1866–1939).
Born February 16th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Rosi Mittermaier
German alpine skier (1950–2023).
Born August 5th, 1950 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2023 at 72 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
5th governor of hong kong (1824-1897).
Born December 19th, 1824 in County Westmeath.
Died October 28th, 1897 at 72 years old in London.
Jules Hetzel
French editor and publisher (1814–1889).
Born January 15th, 1814 in Chartres. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1886 at 72 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Sylvester H. Roper
American inventor (1823-1896).
Born November 24th, 1823 in Francestown.
Died June 1st, 1896 at 72 years old in Charles River (heart failure).
Carroll Nye
Actor (1901-1974).
Born October 4th, 1901 in Akron.
Died March 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction, kidney failure).
Deaths 651 to 660 of 1960
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo