In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Turkish composer (1906–1972).
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara.
Yuri Galanskov
Soviet writer and dissident (1939–1972).
Born June 19th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died November 4th, 1972 at 33 years old in Barashevo (sepsis).
Roger Courtois
French footballer (1912-1972).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Geneva.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Sven Markelius
Swedish architect (1889–1972).
Born October 25th, 1889 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died February 24th, 1972 at 82 years old in Danderyd.
Antoni Kępiński
Polish psychiatrist (1918-1972).
Born November 16th, 1918 in Dolyna.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 53 years old in Kraków.
Elisabeth Scott
British architect (1898-1972).
Born September 20th, 1898 in Bournemouth.
Died June 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bournemouth.
Jimmy Douglas
American soccer player (1898–1972).
Born January 12th, 1898 in Newark.
Died March 5th, 1972 at 74 years old in Point Pleasant.
Paul Czinner
American film director (1890–1972).
Born May 30th, 1890 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1972 at 82 years old in London.
Edward Earle
Canadian actor (1882-1972).
Born July 16th, 1882 in Toronto.
Died December 15th, 1972 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gale Henry
American actress.
Born April 15th, 1893 in Bear Valley.
Died June 17th, 1972 at 79 years old in Palmdale (pneumonia).
Américo Castro
Spanish historian (1885–1972).
Born May 4th, 1885 in Cantagalo.
Died July 25th, 1972 at 87 years old in Lloret de Mar. [ref]
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.
Alfons Gorbach
Austrian politician (1898-1972).
Born September 2nd, 1898 in Imst.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Graz.
John Hutchinson
English botanist and taxonomist (1884–1972).
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 88 years old in Kew.
Erwin Stresemann
German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Fatma Mukhtarova
Soviet singer.
Born March 26th, 1893 in Urmia.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 79 years old in Baku.
Alexander Vampilov
Soviet russian playwright (1937–1972).
Born August 19th, 1937 in Cheremkhovo.
Died August 17th, 1972 at 34 years old in Lake Baikal (drowning).
Nora Kershaw Chadwick
British medievalist (1891-1972).
Born January 28th, 1891 in Great Lever.
Died April 24th, 1972 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Erik Eriksen
Danish politician and prime minister of denmark, 1950–1953 (1902–1972).
Born November 20th, 1902 in Brangstrup. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1972 at 69 years old in Esbjerg. [ref]
Juan Manuel Gálvez
President of honduras.
Born June 10th, 1887 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 85 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Werner Klingler
German film director and actor (1903–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died June 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in West Berlin.
Victor Adamson
American director, actor and writer (1890-1972).
Born January 4th, 1890 in Auckland.
Died November 9th, 1972 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Marian Hemar
Polish writer (1901–1972).
Born April 6th, 1901 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in Dorking.
Helmuth Schneider
German actor (1920-1972).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Munich.
Died March 17th, 1972 at 51 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Richard Day
Art director (1896-1972).
Born May 9th, 1896 in Victoria.
Died May 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
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