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In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Dutch racing cyclist (1887–1972).
Born July 24th, 1887 in Mechelen.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 84 years old in The Hague.
Abraham Adrian Albert
American mathematician (1905-1972).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died June 6th, 1972 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Maurice Cottenet
French footballer (1895-1972).
Born February 11th, 1895 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 77 years old in Cannes.
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.
Aleksei Petrov
Soviet mathematician (1910-1972).
Born October 28th, 1910 in Koshki.
Died May 9th, 1972 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Hubert A. Caldwell
American rower (1907-1972).
Born December 26th, 1907 in Oakland.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Oakland.
Arcadio López
Argentine footballer.
Born September 15th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires.
Conrad Vernon Morton
American botanist (1905-1972).
Born October 24th, 1905 in Fresno.
Died July 29th, 1972 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Enrique Gainzarain
Argentine footballer (1904-1972).
Born December 7th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 18th, 1972 at 67 years old
Frederico Paredes
Portuguese fencer (1889-1972).
Born January 31st, 1889 in Lisbon.
Died November 4th, 1972 at 83 years old
Lucien Gamblin
French footballer (1890-1972).
Born July 22nd, 1890 in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1972 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Andrea Marrazzi
Fencer (1887–1972).
Born October 2nd, 1887 in Livorno.
Died October 18th, 1972 at 85 years old in Livorno.
Eduard Scherrer
Bobsledder (1890-1972).
Born April 15th, 1890 in Leysin.
Died July 4th, 1972 at 82 years old
Apollon Kutateladze
Georgian painter.
Born January 6th, 1900 in Khoni, Ivandidi. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Rinus van den Berge
Dutch athlete (1900–1972).
Born March 12th, 1900 in Rotterdam.
Died October 23rd, 1972 at 72 years old in Rotterdam.
François Devries
Belgian footballer (1913-1972).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Antwerp.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 58 years old
Peter Marius Andersen
Danish footballer (1885-1972).
Born April 24th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Russian journalist and poet (1913-1972).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Lutsk.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Henry Bailey
Sport shooter (1893-1972).
Born April 24th, 1893 in Colleton County.
Died November 1st, 1972 at 79 years old in Walterboro.
Mary Frizzell
Athletics competitor.
Born January 27th, 1913 in Nanaimo.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 59 years old in North Vancouver.
Isak Abrahamsen
Gymnast.
Born April 28th, 1891 in Bergen.
Died April 29th, 1972 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Joe Cottrill
British olympic runner (1888-1972).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Sheffield.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sheffield.
Bruno Boche
Field hockey player (1897–1972).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Tor Lund
Gymnast (1888–1972).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Bergen.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 84 years old in Bergen.
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