In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Ivar Rooth
Swedish economist (1888-1972).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Lidingö Parish. [ref]
František Čáp
Czech film director (1913–1972).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Čachovice, Nedrahovice. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1972 at 58 years old in Ankaran. [ref]
Victor Eftimiu
Romanian poet and playwright (1889-1972).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Boboshticë.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Bucharest.
Rohana Kudus
Indonesian journalist (1884-1972).
Born December 20th, 1884 in Agam.
Died August 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in Jakarta.
Balys Dvarionas
Lithuanian musician (1904-1972).
Born June 19th, 1904 in Liepāja.
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Vilnius.
Jamsrangiin Sambuu
Mongolian politician (1895–1972).
Born June 27th, 1895 in Töv Province.
Died May 21st, 1972 at 76 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Walter Byron
British actor (1899-1972).
Born June 11th, 1899 in Leicester.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 72 years old in Signal Hill.
Humberto Mariles
Mexican equestrian (1913–1972).
Died December 6th, 1972 at 59 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Stanislaus Kobierski
German footballer (1910-1972).
Born November 10th, 1910 in Düsseldorf.
Died November 18th, 1972 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Akaki Khorava
Georgian actor (1895-1972).
Born April 29th, 1895 in Ochkhomuri.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 77 years old in Tbilisi.
Gustave E. von Grunebaum
Austrian historian (1909–1972).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Vienna.
Died February 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Martin Unrein
German general (1901–1972).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Weimar.
Died January 22nd, 1972 at 71 years old in Munich.
Kenneth Edgeworth
Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972).
Born February 26th, 1880 in County Westmeath.
Died October 10th, 1972 at 92 years old in Dublin.
Rudolf Belling
German sculptor (1886–1972).
Born August 26th, 1886 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1972 at 85 years old in Krailling. [ref]
Hans Erich Apostel
Austrian composer (1901–1972).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Karlsruhe.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Boris Livanov
Soviet actor and theatre director (1904–1972).
Died September 22nd, 1972 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Günther Simon
German actor (1925–1972).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died June 25th, 1972 at 47 years old in East Berlin.
Alexander Bek
Russian-soviet novelist and war correspondent (1902–1972).
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Saratov.
Died November 2nd, 1972 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Jacques Deval
French film director and writer (1890-1972).
Born June 27th, 1890 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1972 at 82 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tom Iredale
British ornithologist and malacologist (1880–1972).
Born March 24th, 1880 in Workington.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 92 years old in Freshwater.
Gyula Moravcsik
Professor of byzantine languages (1892-1972).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Bohuslav Fuchs
Czech architect and university educator.
Born March 24th, 1895 in Všechovice. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1972 at 77 years old in Brno. [ref]
Kseniya Boguslavskaya
Russian artist (1892-1971).
Born February 5th, 1892 in Odesa. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 80 years old in Herblay-sur-Seine. [ref]
Alexander Uninsky
Russian and american pianist (1910–1972).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died December 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dallas.
Angelo Dell'Acqua
Catholic cardinal (1903–1972).
Born December 9th, 1903 in Milan.
Died August 27th, 1972 at 68 years old in Lourdes (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 376 to 400 of 601
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou