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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Sylvain Lévi
French orientalist and indologist (1863–1935).
Born March 28th, 1863 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1935 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920-1993).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Rouen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1993 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Tomu Uchida
Japanese film director (1898-1970).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Okayama.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 72 years old in Japan (cancer).
Tadeusz Banachiewicz
Polish astronomer, mathematician and geodesist.
Born February 13th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 1954 at 72 years old in Kraków.
Bozhidar Dimitrov
Bulgarian politician historian (1945-2018).
Born December 3rd, 1945 in Sozopol.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 72 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction).
Dorothea Bate
Welsh palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (1878-1951).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Napier House.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 72 years old in Westcliff-on-Sea (coronary thrombosis).
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
Portuguese politician (1923-1996).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Lisbon.
Died February 4th, 1996 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Venko Markovski
Bulgarian and macedonian writer (1915-1988).
Born March 5th, 1915 in Skopje. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1988 at 72 years old in Sofia.
Marieluise Fleißer
German author.
Born November 23rd, 1901 in Ingolstadt. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Ingolstadt. [ref]
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Polish philosopher and logician (1890-1963).
Born December 12th, 1890 in Ternopil. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1963 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo