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In the year 1972
557 Notable deaths
Margaret Rutherford
English actress of the television, the theatre and the cinema (1892-1972).
Born May 11th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in Chalfont St Peter (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Indian scientist and statistician.
Born June 29th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died June 28th, 1972 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Lester B. Pearson
14th prime minister of canada, from 1963 to 1968 (1897–1972).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Toronto.
Died December 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Ottawa (liver cancer).
Igor Sikorsky
Russian-american aviation pioneer (1889–1972).
Died October 26th, 1972 at 83 years old in Easton.
Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Austrian-japanese politician and philosopher.
Born November 16th, 1894 in Tokyo City.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 77 years old in Schruns.
Cecil Day-Lewis
Anglo-irish poet (1904-1972).
Born April 27th, 1904 in County Laois. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 68 years old in Lemmons (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gia Scala
American actress (1934–1972).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Liverpool.
Died April 30th, 1972 at 38 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
Maurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972).
Born September 12th, 1888 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1972 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Oscar Levant
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972).
Born December 27th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 65 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Emil Maurice
German officer (1897-1972).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Westermoor.
Died February 6th, 1972 at 75 years old in Munich.
Franz Halder
General and chief of staff in nazi germany.
Born June 30th, 1884 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 87 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau. [ref]
Janet Munro
English actress (1934-1972).
Born September 28th, 1934 in Blackpool.
Died December 6th, 1972 at 38 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Geeta Dutt
Indian playback singer (1930–1972).
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Faridpur District.
Died July 20th, 1972 at 41 years old in Mumbai (liver cirrhosis).
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
British army officer and peer (1897-1972).
Born September 18th, 1897 in London.
Died March 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Walter Winchell
American gossip journalist (1897-1972).
Born April 7th, 1897 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Lee Morgan
American jazz trumpeter, mainly associated with hard bop.
Born July 10th, 1938 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1972 at 33 years old in New York City. [ref]
Walter Jackson Freeman II
American neurologist (1895-1972).
Born November 14th, 1895 in Philadelphia.
Died May 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Talal I of Jordan
King of jordan from 1951 to 1952.
Born February 26th, 1909 in Mecca.
Died July 7th, 1972 at 63 years old in Istanbul (surgical complications).
Bruce Cabot
Actor (1904-1972).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Carlsbad.
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Joi Lansing
American actress (1928–1972).
Born April 6th, 1928 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 44 years old in Santa Monica (breast cancer).
Max Fleischer
American animator, inventor, film director and producer (1883-1972).
Born July 19th, 1883 in Kraków.
Died September 11th, 1972 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Miriam Hopkins
American actress (1902-1972).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Savannah.
Died October 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Marilyn Maxwell
American actress and singer.
Born August 3rd, 1921 in Clarinda. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1972 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lance Reventlow
Racecar driver and entrepreneur (1936-1972).
Born February 24th, 1936 in London.
Died July 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Aspen.
Paul Hausser
German waffen ss general (1880-1972).
Born October 7th, 1880 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 92 years old in Ludwigsburg.
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