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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player.
Born April 28th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).
Geirr Tveitt
Norwegian composer and pianist (1908-1981).
Born October 19th, 1908 in Bergen. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1981 at 72 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
Spanish prime minister (1860-1933).
Born September 5th, 1860 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1933 at 72 years old in Serrano Street. [ref]
Eugeniusz Baziak
Roman catholic archbishop.
Born March 8th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Oskar Maria Graf
German author (1894-1967).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Berg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Carl Holsøe
Danish painter (1863-1935).
Born March 12th, 1863 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1935 at 72 years old in Asserbo. [ref]
Arthur Friedheim
Russian musician.
Born October 26th, 1859 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1932 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vasja Pirc
Slovenian chess player.
Born December 19th, 1907 in Idrija.
Died June 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Elin Pelin
Bulgarian writer (1877-1949).
Born July 18th, 1877 in Bailovo. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 72 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Siegmund Lubin
American businessman and motion picture pioneer.
Born April 20th, 1851 in Wrocław.
Died September 11th, 1923 at 72 years old in Ventnor City.
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