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In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
German noble (1890–1972); grand duchess of saxony 1910–1918.
Born May 29th, 1890 in Hanover.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 81 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Donald MacDonald
American actor and director of the silent film era (1886-1972).
Born February 8th, 1886 in California.
Died August 6th, 1972 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Maximus V of Constantinople
267th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1897–1972).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Sinop.
Died January 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in Fenerbahçe (pneumonia).
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
Icelandic painter (1885-1972).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Iceland.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
Karl-Lothar Schulz
Luftwaffe general (1907–1972).
Born April 30th, 1907 in Königsberg.
Died September 26th, 1972 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden.
Milton L. Humason
American astronomer (1891–1972).
Born August 19th, 1891 in Dodge Center.
Died June 18th, 1972 at 80 years old in Mendocino.
Gavin de Beer
British evolutionary embryologist (1899-1972).
Born November 1st, 1899 in United Kingdom.
Died June 21st, 1972 at 72 years old in Alfriston.
Sidney Lanfield
American film director (1898-1972).
Born April 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Gavriil Popov
Russian soviet composer (1904–1972).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Novocherkassk.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 67 years old in Repino.
Nicolas Rashevsky
American scientist (1899–1972).
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chernihiv.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 72 years old in Holland.
Johnny Mantz
Racecar driver.
Born September 18th, 1918 in Hebron.
Died October 25th, 1972 at 54 years old in Ojai (traffic collision).
C. W. Ceram
German journalist (1915–1972).
Born January 20th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 57 years old in Hamburg.
Vladimir Durković
Serbian footballer (1939-1972).
Born November 6th, 1939 in Gjakova.
Died June 22nd, 1972 at 32 years old in Sion.
Giovanni Bertone
Italian automobile designer.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mondovì.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 87 years old in Turin.
Kadish Luz
3rd speaker of the knesset (1895–1972).
Born January 10th, 1895 in Babruysk. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in Degania Bet.
Herbert Eimert
German musicologist and composer (1897–1972).
Born April 8th, 1897 in Bad Kreuznach.
Died December 15th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cologne.
Ralph Craig
American athlete (1889–1972).
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Rudolph Ganz
Swiss musician (1877-1972).
Born February 24th, 1877 in Zurich.
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Günter Eich
German poet and radio playwright (1907–1972).
Born February 1st, 1907 in Lebus.
Died December 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in Salzburg.
Syd Puddefoot
English footballer (1894–1972).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Limehouse.
Died October 2nd, 1972 at 77 years old in Rochford (pneumonia).
Hatice Şükriye Sultan
Ottoman noble (1906–1972).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Victor Milner
American cinematographer (1893-1972).
Born December 15th, 1893 in New York City.
Died October 29th, 1972 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Gisela Richter
British-american art historian and archaeologist (1882–1972).
Born August 14th, 1882 in London.
Died December 24th, 1972 at 90 years old in Rome.
Erwin Madelung
German physicist (1881–1972).
Born May 18th, 1881 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 91 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
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