In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
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]
Mary van Kleeck
American social reformer and social worker.
Born June 26th, 1883 in Glenham.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kingston.
George Alan Thomas
English badminton, chess and tennis player (1881–1972).
Born June 14th, 1881 in Tarabya.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Jinichi Kusaka
Japanese admiral (1888–1972).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 83 years old in Kamakura.
Matvei Zakharov
Soviet military commander (1898-1972).
Born August 17th, 1898.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Gottfried Fuchs
German footballer (1889-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Michael Rabin
American violinist (1936-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 1972 at 35 years old in New York City (falling from height).
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.
Sinclair Weeks
American politician (1893-1972).
Born June 15th, 1893 in Newton.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Concord.
August Zaleski
Polish economist, politician, and diplomat (1883-1972).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 88 years old in London.
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]
Martin Wight
English international relations scholar (1913–1972).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Brighton.
Died July 15th, 1972 at 58 years old in Speldhurst.
Erna Sack
German singer (1898-1972).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Spandau.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 74 years old in Mainz (cancer).
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]
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.
He Xiangning
Chinese politician and artist (1878-1972).
Born June 27th, 1878 in British Hong Kong.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 94 years old in Beijing.
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).
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).
Hassan Zirak
Iranian kurdish songwriter-singer.
Born November 29th, 1921 in Bukan.
Died June 26th, 1972 at 50 years old in Iran (cancer).
Nichifor Crainic
Romanian writer.
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Bulbucata.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Mogoșoaia.
Daisy Ashford
English writer (1881–1972).
Born April 7th, 1881 in Petersham.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 90 years old in Norwich.
Adriaan Daniel Fokker
Dutch physicist (1887–1972).
Born August 17th, 1887 in Bogor.
Died September 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Beekbergen.
Colin Munro MacLeod
Czech-american biologist.
Born January 28th, 1909 in Port Hastings.
Died February 11th, 1972 at 63 years old in London.
Bernabé Ferreyra
Argentine footballer (1909-1972).
Born February 12th, 1909 in Rufino.
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci