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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Sid Patterson
Australian racing cyclist (1927-1999).
Born August 14th, 1927 in Melbourne.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 72 years old in Sydney (liver cancer).
Edgar Chahine
Painter and engraver (1874-1947).
Born October 31st, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Birger Jensen
Danish footballer.
Born March 1st, 1951 in Copenhagen.
Died April 4th, 2023 at 72 years old in Bruges. [ref]
Theodor Wiegand
German classical archaeologist (1864-1936).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Bendorf.
Died December 19th, 1936 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Hulda Garborg
Norwegian writer and politician.
Born February 22nd, 1862 in Stange.
Died November 5th, 1934 at 72 years old in Asker.
Alberto Zozaya
Argentine footballer and manager (1908-1981).
Born April 13th, 1908 in Gualeguaychú.
Died February 17th, 1981 at 72 years old in La Plata.
Csaba Fenyvesi
Hungarian fencer and olympic champion.
Born April 14th, 1943 in Budapest.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Oskar Anderson
Baltic german mathematician, statistician and economist.
Born August 2nd, 1887 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in Munich.
Aleksander Ładoś
Polish politician and diplomat.
Born December 27th, 1891 in Lviv.
Died December 29th, 1963 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Oskar Sima
Actor (1896-1969).
Born July 31st, 1896 in Hohenau an der March.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 72 years old in Hohenau an der March (myocardial infarction).
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