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Dead at age 72
1,960 Notable deaths
Judith Gautier
French poet and historical novelist (1845-1917).
Born August 25th, 1845 in Paris.
Died December 26th, 1917 at 72 years old in Dinard.
Leonard Hussey
British explorer (1891–1964).
Born May 6th, 1891 in Leytonstone.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 72 years old in King's College Hospital.
Eugeniusz Baziak
Roman catholic archbishop.
Born March 8th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Yevgeny Morgunov
Soviet and russian actor (1927–1999).
Born April 27th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
German-danish tennis player.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Essen.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Helsingborg.
Xabier Azkargorta
Spanish association football player and manager.
Born September 26th, 1953 in Azpeitia.
Died November 14th, 2025 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (heart disease). [ref]
John Munro Longyear
American mayor, businessman and philanthropist (1850-1922).
Born April 15th, 1850 in Lansing.
Died May 28th, 1922 at 72 years old in Brookline. [ref]
William Morton Wheeler
U.s. entomologist, myrmecologist and harvard professor (1865–1937).
Born March 19th, 1865 in Milwaukee.
Died April 19th, 1937 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Can Yücel
Turkish poet (1926–1999).
Born August 21st, 1926 in Istanbul.
Died August 12th, 1999 at 72 years old in İzmir (cancer).
Iosif Vladimirovich Gurko
Russian general (1828-1901).
Born July 28th, 1828 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died January 28th, 1901 at 72 years old in Sakharovo.
Deaths 821 to 830 of 1960
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