In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Gyula Bóbis
Olympic wrestler, politician (1909–1972).
Born October 7th, 1909 in Kecskemét.
Died January 24th, 1972 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Kazimierz Makarczyk
Polish chess player (1901–1972).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 71 years old in Łódź.
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.
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.
Bruno Boche
Field hockey player (1897–1972).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Ralph Tyler Smith
American politician (1915-1972).
Born October 6th, 1915 in Granite City.
Died August 13th, 1972 at 56 years old in Alton.
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..
Aleksei Petrov
Soviet mathematician (1910-1972).
Born October 28th, 1910 in Koshki.
Died May 9th, 1972 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Arcadio López
Argentine footballer.
Born September 15th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires.
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]
Apollon Kutateladze
Georgian painter.
Born January 6th, 1900 in Khoni, Ivandidi. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Hubert A. Caldwell
American rower (1907-1972).
Born December 26th, 1907 in Oakland.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Oakland.
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
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
Rinus van den Berge
Dutch athlete (1900–1972).
Born March 12th, 1900 in Rotterdam.
Died October 23rd, 1972 at 72 years old in Rotterdam.
Peter Marius Andersen
Danish footballer (1885-1972).
Born April 24th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
François Devries
Belgian footballer (1913-1972).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Antwerp.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 58 years old
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.
Sverre Jordan
Norwegian composer and conductor (1889–1972).
Born May 25th, 1889 in Bergen. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1972 at 82 years old in Bergen. [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 601
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer