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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Albrecht Alt
German lutheran theologian.
Born September 20th, 1883 in Diespeck. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1956 at 72 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Jerzy Pawłowski
Polish fencer and double agent (1932-2005).
Born October 25th, 1932 in Warsaw.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Jean Vallée
Belgian singer (1941-2014).
Born October 2nd, 1941 in Verviers. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 72 years old in Thimister-Clermont (cancer). [ref]
Cyrillus Kreek
Estonian composer.
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Saanika. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1962 at 72 years old in Haapsalu.
Felix Ehrenhaft
Austrian physicist.
Born April 24th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Zeth Höglund
Swedish politician (1884-1956).
Born April 29th, 1884 in Örgryte församling. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1956 at 72 years old in Västerled. [ref]
Haruo Satō
Japanese writer and poet (1892-1964).
Born April 9th, 1892 in Shingū.
Died May 6th, 1964 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Stolyarsky
Ukrainian music educator (1871-1944).
Born November 30th, 1871 in Lypovets.
Died April 29th, 1944 at 72 years old in Yekaterinburg.
Aron Gurwitsch
Lithuanian philosopher (1901-1973).
Born January 17th, 1901 in Vilnius.
Died June 25th, 1973 at 72 years old in Zürich.
Pavol Peter Gojdič
Greek catholic basilian monk (1888-1960).
Born July 17th, 1888 in Prešov, Ruské Pekľany. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1960 at 72 years old in Leopoldov (cancer).
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