In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Jean Washer
Belgian tennis player (1894–1972).
Born August 22nd, 1894 in Berchem.
Died March 23rd, 1972 at 77 years old in Geneva.
Reidar Ødegaard
Cross-country skier (1901-1972).
Born November 24th, 1901 in Lillehammer.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in Lillehammer.
François Bourbotte
French footballer (1913-1972).
Born February 24th, 1913 in Loison-sous-Lens.
Died December 15th, 1972 at 59 years old in Beaurains.
Jaap Mol
Dutch footballer (1912-1972).
Born February 3rd, 1912 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 60 years old in Amsterdam.
Ruvim Frayerman
Soviet writer (1891-1972).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Mogilev.
Died April 27th, 1972 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Dragunsky
Soviet children's writer (1913–1972).
Born December 1st, 1913 in New York City.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Emilia Fogelklou
Swedish theologist and writer.
Born July 20th, 1878 in Simrishamn.
Died September 26th, 1972 at 94 years old in Uppsala.
Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa
Polish artist (1886-1972).
Born November 30th, 1886 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died June 30th, 1972 at 85 years old in Lviv.
Jan Diddens
Belgian footballer (1906-1972).
Born September 14th, 1906 in Mechelen.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 65 years old in Mechelen.
Robert Andersson
Swedish water polo player (1886-1972).
Born October 18th, 1886 in Jakob and Johannes parish.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 85 years old in S:t Görans church parish.
Viktor Ivchenko
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1912–1972).
Born November 4th, 1912 in Bohodukhiv.
Died November 6th, 1972 at 60 years old in Rostov-on-Don (myocardial infarction).
Pietro Linari
Italian racing cyclist (1896–1972).
Born October 15th, 1896 in Florence.
Died January 1st, 1972 at 75 years old in Florence.
Folke Bohlin
Swedish sailor (1906-1972).
Born March 20th, 1906 in Gothenburg.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 66 years old in Gothenburg.
Helen Margaret Gilkey
American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Montesano.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 86 years old in Corvallis.
Jan Engels
Road bicycle racer (1922–1972).
Born May 11th, 1922 in Sint-Genesius-Rode.
Died April 17th, 1972 at 49 years old in Heverlee.
Georg von Braun
Equestrian (1886–1972).
Born March 21st, 1886 in Skara.
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Jan Kreczmar
Polish actor (1908–1972).
Born May 6th, 1908 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1972 at 64 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Geysar Kashiyeva
Azerbaijani painter (1893–1972).
Born June 7th, 1893 in Tbilisi.
Died April 17th, 1972 at 78 years old in Baku (malaria).
Aleksey Nikanchikov
Fencer (1940–1972).
Born July 30th, 1940 in Yagodnoye.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 31 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).
Hugo Goetz
American swimmer (1884–1972).
Born October 18th, 1884 in Chicago.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 87 years old in Foley.
Béla Goldoványi
Athletics competitor (1925–1972).
Born December 20th, 1925 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1972 at 46 years old in Budapest (appendicitis).
Norman Loftus Bor
Irish botanist (1893-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1893 in Tramore.
Died December 22nd, 1972 at 79 years old in Kew.
Jack Guest
Canadian rower (1906–1972).
Born March 28th, 1906 in Montreal.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Caesar ten Cate
Dutch footballer (1890-1972).
Born August 20th, 1890 in Ngawi.
Died June 9th, 1972 at 81 years old in Amsterdam.
Abdelhamid Abdou
Egyptian association football player (1905–1972).
Born December 20th, 1905 in Egypt. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1972 at 66 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius