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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Goliarda Sapienza
Italian actress and writer.
Born May 10th, 1924 in Catania.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 72 years old in Gaeta (fall).
Marvin Albert
American author.
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1996 at 72 years old in Menton. [ref]
Mattia Battistini
Italian opera singer.
Born February 27th, 1856 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1928 at 72 years old in Contigliano. [ref]
Viktor Cherkesov
Kgb officer.
Born July 13th, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Yehoshafat Harkabi
Israeli general (1921-1994).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Haifa. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Bernhard Dernburg
German politician (1865–1937).
Born July 17th, 1865 in Darmstadt.
Died October 14th, 1937 at 72 years old in Berlin.
José Maria Alkmin
Vice-president of brazil (1901-1974).
Born June 11th, 1901 in Bocaiúva.
Died April 22nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Wang Renmei
Chinese actress and singer.
Born December 24th, 1914 in Changsha County.
Died April 12th, 1987 at 72 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Giorgio Amendola
Italian writer and politician (1907–1980).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Michael Yeung Ming-cheung
Hong kong bishop (1946-2019).
Born December 1st, 1946 in Shanghai.
Died January 3rd, 2019 at 72 years old in Mid-Levels (liver cirrhosis).
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