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In the year 1972
557 Notable deaths
René Leibowitz
French composer and conductor (1913-1972).
Born February 17th, 1913 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1972 at 59 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Boby Lapointe
French singer-songwriter (1922–1972).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Pézenas.
Died June 30th, 1972 at 50 years old in Pézenas (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
August Zaleski
Polish economist, politician, and diplomat (1883-1972).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 88 years old in London.
Dorothy Dalton
American actress (1893–1972).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 78 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Jorge Mistral
Spanish actor (1920-1972).
Born November 24th, 1920 in Alaquas.
Died April 20th, 1972 at 51 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
He Xiangning
Chinese woman politician and artist (1878-1972).
Born June 27th, 1878 in British Hong Kong.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Erich Przywara
German jesuit priest (1889–1972).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Katowice.
Died September 28th, 1972 at 82 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Erna Sack
German singer (1898-1972).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Spandau.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 74 years old in Mainz (cancer).
Leila Diniz
Brazilian actress (1945–1972).
Born March 25th, 1945 in Niterói.
Died June 14th, 1972 at 27 years old in Indira Gandhi International Airport (aircraft crash).
Daisy Ashford
English writer (1881–1972).
Born April 7th, 1881 in Petersham.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 90 years old in Norwich.
Colin Munro MacLeod
Czech-american biologist.
Born January 28th, 1909 in Port Hastings.
Died February 11th, 1972 at 63 years old in London.
Hassan Zirak
Iranian kurdish songwriter-singer.
Born November 29th, 1921 in Bukan.
Died June 26th, 1972 at 50 years old in Iran (cancer).
Adriaan Daniel Fokker
Dutch physicist.
Born August 17th, 1887 in Bogor. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Beekbergen. [ref]
Nichifor Crainic
Romanian writer.
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Bulbucata.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Mogoșoaia.
René Mayer
French politician prime minister of france (1895-1972).
Born May 4th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bernabé Ferreyra
Argentine footballer (1909-1972).
Born February 12th, 1909 in Rufino.
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Louise Boyd
American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972).
Born September 16th, 1887 in San Rafael.
Died September 14th, 1972 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
Richard Fraser
British actor (1913-1972).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1972 at 58 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Olavi Virta
Finnish singer and actor (1915–1972).
Born February 27th, 1915 in Sysmä. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1972 at 57 years old in Tampere.
Theodor Blank
German politician (1905-1972).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Elz. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bonn.
Joseph Paul-Boncour
French politician (1873-1972).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1972 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hermann Boehm
German admiral (1884-1972).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Rybnik.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kiel.
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Mani Matter
Swiss singer (1936-1972).
Born August 4th, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Kilchberg (traffic collision).
Xie Fuzhi
Chinese politician (1909-1972).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died March 26th, 1972 at 62 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 557
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus