In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
René Mayer
French politician prime minister of france (1895-1972).
Born May 4th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Ryūkichi Tanaka
Japanese general (1893-1972).
Born July 9th, 1893 in Shimane Prefecture.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 79 years old (colorectal cancer).
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]
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.
Joseph Paul-Boncour
French politician and diplomat (1873–1972).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1972 at 98 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Theodor Blank
German politician (1905-1972).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Elz. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bonn.
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.
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov.
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz.
Hermann Boehm
German admiral (1884-1972).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Fürth, Rybnik. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kiel.
Mani Matter
Swiss singer (1936-1972).
Born August 4th, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Kilchberg (traffic collision).
Ivan Yumashev
Soviet defence minister (1895-1972).
Born October 9th, 1895 in Tbilisi.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Xie Fuzhi
Chinese politician (1909-1972).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died March 26th, 1972 at 62 years old in Beijing.
Itō Shinsui
Japanese artist (1898-1972).
Born February 4th, 1898 in Tokyo.
Died May 8th, 1972 at 74 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German princess (1894–1972).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Gut Grünholz.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Salzburg (disease).
Kurt Hiller
German essayist and activist (1885–1972).
Born August 17th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 87 years old in Hamburg.
Moshe Sneh
Israeli politician (1909-1972).
Born January 6th, 1909 in Radzyń Podlaski. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1972 at 63 years old in Israel, Jerusalem.
Nikolay Ivanovich Krylov
Soviet military commander (1903-1972).
Born April 29th, 1903 in Vishnevoe.
Died February 9th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Vera Karalli
Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889-1972).
Born August 8th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died November 16th, 1972 at 83 years old in Baden.
Eugène Minkowski
French psychiatrist (1885–1972).
Born April 17th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert MacArthur
American ecologist (1930–1972).
Born April 7th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died November 1st, 1972 at 42 years old in Princeton (kidney disease).
Sándor Radó
Hungarain physician & psychoanalyst (1890–1972).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Kisvárda.
Died May 14th, 1972 at 82 years old in New York City.
Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1893–1972).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Aksel Larsen
Danish politician (1897–1972).
Born August 5th, 1897 in Brændekilde.
Died January 10th, 1972 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Robert Le Vigan
French actor (1900-1972).
Born January 7th, 1900 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tandil.
Viktor Barna
Hungarian and british champion table tennis player (1911-1972).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1972 at 60 years old in Lima.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks