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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Vilhelms Purvītis
Latvian artist (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Zaube Parish. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1945 at 72 years old in Bad Nauheim. [ref]
Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz
Austrian princess and archeologist (1856-1929).
Born December 11th, 1856 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1929 at 72 years old in Ludwigslust.
Camille Mauclair
French writer (1872-1945).
Born December 29th, 1872 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Paco Bienzobas
Spanish football player/manager/referee (1909-1981).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 72 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Roman Abelevich Kachanov
Soviet film director (1921-1993).
Born February 25th, 1921 in Smolensk.
Died July 4th, 1993 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Aldo Boffi
Italian footballer (1915-1987).
Born February 26th, 1915 in Giussano.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 72 years old in Giussano.
Petre M. Andreevski
Macedonian writer.
Born June 25th, 1934 in Demir Hisar.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 72 years old in Skopje.
Agustín Gaínza
Spanish footballer (1922-1995).
Born May 28th, 1922 in Basauri.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 72 years old in Basauri.
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
American writer and photographer (1856-1928).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Clinton. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1928 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi