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Dead at age 72
1,970 Notable deaths
Vladas Mironas
Lithuanian politician (1880–1953).
Born June 22nd, 1880 in Kuodiškiai.
Died February 18th, 1953 at 72 years old in Vladimir Central Prison (stroke). [ref]
Daniel Fignolé
Labor leader, briefly president of haiti (1913-1986).
Born November 11th, 1913 in Pestel.
Died August 27th, 1986 at 72 years old in Port-au-Prince (prostate cancer).
Josef Krips
Austrian musician (1902-1974).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Geneva.
August Malmström
Swedish artist (1829-1901).
Born October 14th, 1829 in Västra Ny församling. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1901 at 72 years old in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Walter Kutschmann
German ss officer.
Born May 24th, 1914 in Dresden.
Died August 30th, 1986 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Rose Francine Rogombe
Gabonese politician (1942-2015).
Born September 20th, 1942 in Lambaréné.
Died April 10th, 2015 at 72 years old in Villejuif.
Aleksandr Ptushko
Soviet animation and fantasy film director (1900-1973).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Luhansk.
Died March 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Maura
Spanish politician (1853-1925).
Born May 2nd, 1853 in Palma. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1925 at 72 years old in Torrelodones (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Virginia Pearson
American stage and film actress (1886-1958).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Anchorage.
Died June 6th, 1958 at 72 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Woodford.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Hendon (diabetes).
Deaths 751 to 760 of 1970
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