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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Louisa Lawson
Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist (1848–1920).
Born February 17th, 1848 in Mudgee.
Died August 12th, 1920 at 72 years old in Gladesville.
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky
Russian noble (1809-1881).
Born August 23rd, 1809 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 30th, 1881 at 72 years old in Paris.
Samuel Rawson Gardiner
British historian (1829–1902).
Born March 4th, 1829 in New Alresford.
Died February 24th, 1902 at 72 years old in Sevenoaks.
Ivan Boldin
Soviet general (1892–1965).
Born August 15th, 1892.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Jean Carmet
French actor (1920-1994).
Born April 25th, 1921 in Tours.
Died April 20th, 1994 at 72 years old in Sèvres (myocardial infarction).
Frederik van Eeden
Dutch writer and psychiatrist (1860-1932).
Born April 3rd, 1860 in Haarlem.
Died June 16th, 1932 at 72 years old in Bussum.
Anatoly Kornukov
Soviet general (1942-2014).
Born January 10th, 1942 in Kadiivka.
Died July 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (disease).
Gil Mellé
American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Jersey City.
Died October 28th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lolita Torres
Argentinian actor (1930–2002).
Born March 26th, 1930 in Avellaneda.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Momo Kapor
Serbian novelist, painter and actor (1937-2010).
Born April 8th, 1937 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Belgrade (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 721 to 730 of 1970
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