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In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Rudolf Friml
Czech composer (1879–1972).
Born December 2nd, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1972 at 92 years old in United States, Hollywood. [ref]
Helen Traubel
American singer (1899–1972).
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Louis.
Died July 28th, 1972 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Ennio Flaiano
Italian writer (1910–1972).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Pescara.
Died November 20th, 1972 at 62 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Japanese martial artist (1889–1972).
Born January 10th, 1889 in Akashi.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 83 years old
Joseph T. McNarney
United states army general (1893–1972).
Born August 28th, 1893 in Emporium.
Died February 1st, 1972 at 78 years old in La Jolla.
Pierre Brasseur
French actor (1905-1972).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bruneck (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jane Grant
American journalist (1892–1972).
Born May 29th, 1892 in Joplin.
Died March 16th, 1972 at 79 years old in Litchfield.
David Mark Berger
Us-israeli weightlifter, victim of the 1972 olympic assassination attempt.
Born June 24th, 1944 in Shaker Heights.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 28 years old in Munich (smoke inhalation injury).
Wesley Ruggles
American film director (1889-1972).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Los Angeles.
Died January 8th, 1972 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Maurice Samuel
Novelist, translator and lecturer.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Măcin.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City.
Markos Vamvakaris
Greek rebetiko musician and singer (1905–1972).
Born May 10th, 1905 in Ano Syros.
Died February 8th, 1972 at 66 years old in Red Cross Hospital.
Eugène Tisserant
French cardinal (1884–1972).
Born March 4th, 1884 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 87 years old in Rome, Albano Laziale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
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.
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]
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]
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]
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).
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).
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
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Icelandic politician, 2nd president of iceland (1894-1972) governor of surtsey (1963-1968).
Born May 13th, 1894 in Governorate of Iceland.
Died September 15th, 1972 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
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.
Stefan Wolpe
German composer (1902–1972).
Born August 25th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease).
Bill Durnan
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).
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).
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan