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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
German actress.
Born March 16th, 1905 in Blankenese.
Died October 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Stade (traffic collision).
Vasco Graça Moura
Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician.
Born January 3rd, 1942 in Foz do Douro. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2014 at 72 years old in Lisbon (cancer). [ref]
Leslie Knighton
English football manager (1887-1959).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Derbyshire.
Died May 10th, 1959 at 72 years old in Bournemouth.
Miguel Mihura
Spanish playwright.
Born July 21st, 1905 in Madrid.
Died October 28th, 1977 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hrant Shahinyan
Gymnast (1923-1996).
Born July 30th, 1923 in Gyulagarak.
Died May 29th, 1996 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Bernardino Zapponi
Novelist, screenwriter (1927-2000).
Born September 4th, 1927 in Rome.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Oldřich Černík
Czech politician (1921–1994), prime minister of czechoslovakia (1968–70).
Born October 27th, 1921 in Ostrava, Poruba. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1994 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Clara Horton
Actress (1904-1976).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died December 4th, 1976 at 72 years old in Encino.
Juan Mujica
Uruguayan footballer (1943-2016).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Casa Blanca.
Died February 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Mirza Khazar
Azerbaijani writer, journalist, publisher, radio and television host.
Born October 29th, 1947 in Goychay.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 72 years old in Munich. [ref]
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