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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Nathan Birnbaum
Austrian philosopher (1864-1937).
Born May 16th, 1864 in Vienna.
Died April 2nd, 1937 at 72 years old in Scheveningen.
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Russian physician (1927-2000).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
Queen of wurttemberg (1800-1873).
Born September 4th, 1800 in Riga.
Died March 10th, 1873 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Maude Abbott
Canadian physician (1868–1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 72 years old in Montreal (cerebral hemorrhage).
Tarjei Vesaas
Norwegian author (1897–1970).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje.
Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet.
Duke Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt
Monarch of anhalt (1831-1904).
Born April 29th, 1831 in Dessau.
Died January 24th, 1904 at 72 years old in Ballenstedt.
Gino Cervi
Italian actor (1901-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in Bologna.
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 72 years old in Punta Ala.
Archie MacLaren
Cricket player of england. (1871-1944).
Born December 1st, 1871 in Manchester.
Died November 17th, 1944 at 72 years old in Bracknell.
Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Grand duke of oldenburg (1827-1900).
Born July 8th, 1827 in Oldenburg.
Died June 13th, 1900 at 72 years old in Rastede.
Rolf Landauer
American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 681 to 690 of 1970
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