In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Jan Wils
Dutch architect (1891-1972).
Born February 22nd, 1891 in Alkmaar. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 80 years old in Voorburg, Haarlem. [ref]
Melchor Rodríguez García
Spanish politician (1893-1972).
Born May 30th, 1893 in Seville.
Died February 14th, 1972 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Rick Sanders
Olympic wrestler from the united states.
Born January 20th, 1945 in Lakeview.
Died October 18th, 1972 at 27 years old in Skopje (traffic collision).
Leonid Yengibarov
Soviet actor.
Born March 15th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died July 25th, 1972 at 37 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Louis J. Mordell
American-born british number theorist (1888–1972).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Christian Hansen
German general and knight's cross recipients (1885–1972).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Schleswig.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Alexander Lenard
Hungarian physician, writer, translator, painter, musician, poet and occasional language instructor (1910–1972).
Born March 9th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dona Emma.
Malcolm Guthrie
British linguist (1903–1972).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Hove.
Died November 22nd, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Paul Kirchhoff
German anthropologist (1900-1972).
Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Arkady Plastov
Soviet socialist realist painter (1893-1972).
Born January 31st, 1893 in Prisloniha.
Died May 12th, 1972 at 79 years old in Prisloniha.
Heinz Ziegler
German general and knight's cross recipient (1894–1972).
Born May 19th, 1894 in Ozyorsk. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1972 at 78 years old in Göttingen.
Max Nosseck
German film director (1902-1972).
Born September 19th, 1902 in Nakło nad Notecią.
Died September 29th, 1972 at 70 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Harold Rainsford Stark
American admiral (1880-1972).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died August 21st, 1972 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gordon Lowe
English tennis player (1884–1972).
Born June 21st, 1884 in Edgbaston.
Died May 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in London.
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Swedish writer (1895-1972).
Born December 4th, 1895 in Vollsjö parish.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in Malmö Municipality.
Mohammed Karim
Egyptian film director (1896-1972).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Cairo.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Yuri Linnik
Ukrainian mathematician (1915-1972).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Bila Tserkva.
Died June 30th, 1972 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hana Mašková
Czech figure skater (1949-1972).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1972 at 22 years old in Vouvray (traffic collision). [ref]
Irène Tunc
French actress (1935-1972).
Born September 25th, 1935 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 36 years old in Versailles (traffic collision).
Hal Walker
Assistant director and director (1896–1972).
Born March 20th, 1896 in Ottumwa.
Died July 3rd, 1972 at 76 years old in Tracy.
Oleksandr Korniichuk
Soviet playwright (1905-1972).
Born May 25th, 1905 in Khrystynivka. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Dave Simmonds
British motorcycle racer (1939–1972).
Born October 25th, 1939 in London.
Died October 23rd, 1972 at 32 years old in Rungis.
Helge Rosvaenge
Danish opera singer (1897–1972).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Copenhagen.
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Munich.
Norah Lange
Argentine author (1905–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson