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In the year 1872
2 Notable deaths
Francisco Palau
Beatified spanish discalced carmelite friar and priest (1811-1872).
Born December 29th, 1811 in Aitona. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1872 at 60 years old in Tarragona (pneumonia). [ref]
Petros Duryan
Armenian poet (1851-1872).
Born June 1st, 1851 in Üsküdar.
Died February 2nd, 1872 at 20 years old in Istanbul (tuberculosis).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon