In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Edwin Dutton
German footballer and manager (1890–1970).
Born April 8th, 1890 in Międzylesie.
Died May 24th, 1972 at 82 years old in London.
Jan de Natris
Dutch footballer (1895-1972).
Born November 13th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died September 16th, 1972 at 76 years old in Amsterdam.
Elisabeth Schiemann
German botanist and geneticist (1881-1972).
Born August 15th, 1881 in Viljandi.
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 90 years old in West Berlin.
Paul Wolf
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born October 5th, 1915 in Madison.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 56 years old in Pasadena.
Jon Mirande
Basque writer from france.
Born November 10th, 1925 in Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1972 at 47 years old in Paris, 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Angel Karaliychev
Bulgarian writer (1902–1972).
Born August 21st, 1902 in Strazhitsa.
Died December 14th, 1972 at 70 years old in Sofia.
Georg Richter
German-norwegian actor (1915-1972).
Born December 27th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 56 years old in Oslo.
Nora Lilian Alcock
British pioneering plant pathologist (1874–1972).
Born August 18th, 1874 in Hampstead.
Died March 31st, 1972 at 97 years old
Yevgeny Babich
Russian ice hockey player (1921–1972).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 51 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
Pavel Golovachyov
Soviet aviator, twice hero of the soviet union (1917–1972).
Born December 15th, 1917 in Kašaliova.
Died July 2nd, 1972 at 54 years old in Minsk.
Aleksandr Razumny
Film director, screenwriter (1891–1972).
Born May 1st, 1891 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died November 16th, 1972 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Reuven Barkat
Israeli diplomat (1906-1972).
Born October 25th, 1906 in Tauragė. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1972 at 65 years old in Jerusalem.
Georgy Lisitsin
Russian chess player (1909-1972).
Born October 11th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Arsen Mekokishvili
Olympic wrestler (1912-1972).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Sagarejo Municipality.
Died March 9th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Paolo Giobbe
Italian cardinal.
Born January 10th, 1880 in Rome.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 92 years old in Rome.
Carl Auen
German actor (1892–1972).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 23rd, 1972 at 80 years old in Lichterfelde.
Mikhail Artamonov
Soviet archaeologist and historian (1898–1972).
Born December 5th, 1898 in Vygolovo.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alfred Schmidt
Estonian weightlifter and sportsperson (1898–1972).
Died November 5th, 1972 at 74 years old in Tallinn.
Marinus Anton Donk
Dutch mycologist (1908-1972).
Born August 14th, 1908 in Situbondo.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Vasily Fesenkov
Russian astronomer (1889-1972).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Novocherkassk.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Joe Deakin
British athlete (1879–1972).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died June 30th, 1972 at 93 years old in London Borough of Southwark.
Magnus Konow
Sailor (1887–1972).
Born September 1st, 1887 in Stokke Municipality.
Died August 25th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sanremo.
Elsie Maud Wakefield
British mycologist (1886-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1972 at 85 years old [ref]
Mkrtich Armen
Soviet armenian writer (1906-1972).
Born December 14th, 1906 in Gyumri.
Died December 22nd, 1972 at 66 years old in Yerevan (disease).
Rosa Porten
German screenwriter (1884–1972).
Born February 18th, 1884 in Düsseldorf.
Died May 7th, 1972 at 88 years old in Munich.
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