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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Marie Krøyer
Danish painter (1867-1940).
Born June 11th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died May 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Philip Jones Griffiths
Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008).
Born February 18th, 1936.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
Hjalmar Söderberg
Swedish writer.
Born July 2nd, 1869 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1941 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Luis Cubilla
Uruguayan footballer and coach (1940–2013).
Born March 28th, 1940.
Died March 3rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Asunción (stomach cancer).
Carlos Duarte Costa
Brazilian bishop and saint.
Born July 21st, 1888 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 26th, 1961 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Gari Melchers
American artist (1860-1932).
Born August 11th, 1860 in Detroit.
Died November 30th, 1932 at 72 years old in Fredericksburg, Falmouth (myocardial infarction).
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar (1901–1974).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Croydon.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Salisbury.
Nguyễn Thị Định
Vietnamese leader, politician (1920–1992).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Lương Hòa, Vĩnh Long.
Died August 26th, 1992 at 72 years old in Bến Tre.
Vice Vukov
Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
A. Bertram Chandler
British-australian science fiction author (1912-1984).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Aldershot.
Died June 6th, 1984 at 72 years old in Sydney.
Deaths 731 to 740 of 1970
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