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In the year 1972
557 Notable deaths
Wesley Ruggles
Film director (1889-1972).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1972 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893–1972).
Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Samuel
Novelist, translator and lecturer.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Măcin.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City.
George Langelaan
British-french writer.
Born January 19th, 1908 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Lucien Rebatet
French writer (1903–1972).
Born November 15th, 1903 in Moras-en-Valloire.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moras-en-Valloire.
Edward Calvin Kendall
American chemist (1886-1972).
Born March 8th, 1886 in South Norwalk. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1972 at 86 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Friedrich Christiansen
German flying ace (1879-1972).
Born December 12th, 1879 in Wyk auf Föhr. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1972 at 92 years old in Aukrug. [ref]
Eugène Tisserant
French cardinal (1884–1972).
Born March 24th, 1884 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 87 years old in Rome, Albano Laziale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Xavier Vallat
French politician. coordinator of jewish affairs in france’s vichy government during 1941 and 1942 (1891–1972).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Villedieu.
Died January 6th, 1972 at 80 years old in Annonay.
Nick Begich
American politician (1932–1972).
Born April 6th, 1932 in Eveleth.
Died December 29th, 1972 at 40 years old in Alaska (aircraft crash).
Claire Windsor
American actress (1892-1972).
Born April 14th, 1892 in Cawker City.
Died October 24th, 1972 at 80 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Icelandic politician, 2nd president of iceland (1894-1972) governer of surtsey (1963-1968).
Born May 13th, 1894 in Iceland.
Died September 15th, 1972 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Stefan Wolpe
German composer.
Born August 25th, 1902 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lee Beom-seok
South korean prime minister (1900-1972).
Born October 20th, 1900 in Seoul.
Died May 11th, 1972 at 71 years old in Seoul (disease).
Aharon Katzir
Israeli scientist (1913-1972).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Łódź.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 58 years old in Ben Gurion Airport (Lod Airport massacre).
Bill Durnan
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).
George Alan Thomas
English badminton, chess and tennis player.
Born June 14th, 1881 in Tarabya.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Grüninger
Swiss righteous among the nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972).
Born October 27th, 1891 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Chandraprava Saikiani
Indian social reformer, writer and freedom fighter from assam.
Born March 16th, 1901 in Assam.
Died March 16th, 1972 at 71 years old
Michael Rabin
American violinist (1936-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1972 at 35 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Gottfried Fuchs
German footballer (1889-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Jinichi Kusaka
Japanese admiral (1888–1972).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 83 years old in Kamakura.
Martin Wight
English international relations scholar (1913–1972).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Brighton.
Died July 15th, 1972 at 58 years old in Speldhurst.
Robert Casadesus
French pianist and composer.
Born April 7th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Matvei Zakharov
Soviet military commander (1898-1972).
Born August 17th, 1898.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 557
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