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Dead at age 72
1,969 Notable deaths
Fayez al-Tarawneh
Jordanian politician (1949-2021).
Died December 15th, 2021 at 72 years old in Amman (cancer). [ref]
Adolf Jellinek
Czech rabbi (1821–1893).
Born June 26th, 1821 in Drslavice.
Died December 28th, 1893 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Ivan Puliui
Ukrainian physicist (1845–1918).
Born February 2nd, 1845 in Hrymailiv. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1918 at 72 years old in Smíchov (stomach cancer). [ref]
Julius von Payer
Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915).
Born September 2nd, 1842 in Teplice.
Died August 30th, 1915 at 72 years old in Bled (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Seton I. Miller
American screenwriter, film producer (1902–1974).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Chehalis.
Died May 29th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Russian composer (1873–1945).
Born May 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 27th, 1945 at 72 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer (1889–1962).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Glasgow.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Rudolf Veiel
German general (1883–1956).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Ali Sastroamidjojo
8th and 10th prime minister of indonesia (1903–1975).
Born May 21st, 1903 in Central Java.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Deaths 851 to 860 of 1969
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