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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Charlotte Garrigue
First lady of czechoslovakia (1850–1923).
Born November 20th, 1850 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1923 at 72 years old in Lány Castle. [ref]
Johann Jakob Balmer
Swiss mathematician (1825–1898).
Died March 12th, 1898 at 72 years old in Basel.
Jacques Thibaud
French violinist.
Born September 27th, 1880 in Bordeaux.
Died September 1st, 1953 at 72 years old in Barcelonnette (aviation accident).
Sun Lu-t'ang
Chinese martial artist (1860–1933).
Born December 22nd, 1860 in Wangdu County.
Died December 16th, 1933 at 72 years old
Morgan Wallace
American film actor (1881-1953).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Lompoc.
Died December 12th, 1953 at 72 years old in Tarzana (disease).
Biri Biri
Gambian footballer (1948–2020).
Born March 30th, 1948 in Banjul.
Died July 19th, 2020 at 72 years old in Dakar (surgical operation). [ref]
Prince Gorm of Denmark
Danish prince (1919–1991).
Born February 24th, 1919 in Schæffergården.
Died December 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller
German-born british philosopher.
Born August 16th, 1864 in Ottensen.
Died August 9th, 1937 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Rafael Sánchez Mazas
Spanish nationalist writer (1894-1966).
Born February 18th, 1894 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1966 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Viktor Anpilov
Russian hardline communist politician/trade unionist (1945-2018).
Born October 2nd, 1945 in Belaya Glina.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Deaths 761 to 770 of 1960
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