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In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
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).
Margaret Ruthven Lang
American composer (1867–1972).
Born November 27th, 1867 in Boston.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 104 years old in Boston.
Arnold Jackson
Athletics competitor, army officer, and lawyer (1891-1972).
Born April 5th, 1891 in Addlestone.
Died November 13th, 1972 at 81 years old in Oxford.
Nihat Bekdik
Turkish athlete (1902–1972).
Born March 17th, 1902 in Istanbul.
Died June 21st, 1972 at 70 years old in Istanbul.
Ștefan Procopiu
Romanian physicist (1890–1972).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Bârlad.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 82 years old in Iași.
Sherwin Badger
Figure skater (1901–1972).
Born August 29th, 1901 in Boston.
Died April 8th, 1972 at 70 years old in Massachusetts.
Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin
French mathematician (1905-1972).
Born July 7th, 1905 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 67 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Hugh Edwards
British rower (1906-1972).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Woodstock.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 66 years old in Southampton.
Georgy Adamovich
Poet, translator, literary critic (1892-1972).
Born April 19th, 1892 in Moscow.
Died November 21st, 1972 at 80 years old in Nice.
Alfred J. Goulding
American film director (1885–1972).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Melbourne.
Died April 25th, 1972 at 85 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Gustav Wiederkehr
President of uefa (1905–1972).
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Zurich.
Died July 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zurich (traffic collision).
Hetty Goldman
American archaeologist (1881–1972).
Born December 19th, 1881 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 90 years old in Princeton.
Francis Gailey
Australian-american swimmer, olympic silver medalist.
Born January 21st, 1882 in Brisbane.
Died July 10th, 1972 at 90 years old in Garden Grove.
Sisowath Watchayavong
Cambodian politician.
Born September 13th, 1891 in Phnom Penh.
Died January 30th, 1972 at 80 years old in Phnom Penh.
Horst Großmann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1891-1972).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Sędki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 80 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Colombian politician (1890-1972).
Born June 27th, 1890 in Bogotá.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Bogotá.
José Asunción Flores
Paraguayan composer (1904–1972).
Born August 27th, 1904 in Ciudad del Este.
Died May 16th, 1972 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (Chagas disease).
Warren Kealoha
American swimmer (1903–1972).
Born March 3rd, 1903 in Honolulu.
Died September 8th, 1972 at 69 years old in Honolulu.
Gregori Warchavchik
Russo-brazilian architect.
Born April 2nd, 1896 in Odesa.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Boris Porshnev
Russian historian (1905–1972).
Born March 7th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 26th, 1972 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Pavel Roman
Czechoslovak figure skater (1943–1972).
Born January 25th, 1943 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1972 at 29 years old in Tennessee (traffic collision). [ref]
Hirabayashi Taiko
Japanese author (1905–1972).
Born October 3rd, 1905 in Suwa.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 66 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Gejus van der Meulen
Dutch footballer (1903-1972).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died July 10th, 1972 at 69 years old in Haarlem.
Emil Breitkreutz
Athletics competitor (1883-1972).
Born November 16th, 1883 in Wausau.
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 88 years old in San Gabriel.
Antal Szabó
Hungarian footballer (1910-1972).
Born September 4th, 1910 in Budapest District XXIII.
Died April 18th, 1972 at 61 years old in Nürtingen. [ref]
Deaths 401 to 425 of 601
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