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In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Joe Cottrill
British olympic runner (1888-1972).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Sheffield.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sheffield.
Martim Mércio da Silveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1972).
Died August 16th, 1972 at 61 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Joseph Ryan
American rower (1879–1972).
Born November 23rd, 1879 in Brooklyn.
Died April 30th, 1972 at 92 years old in Milton.
Tor Lund
Gymnast (1888–1972).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Bergen.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 84 years old in Bergen.
Ivan Möller
Swedish sprinter (1884–1972).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 88 years old in Gothenburg.
Isabelle White
British diver (1894–1972).
Born September 1st, 1894 in Willesden. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1972 at 77 years old in Muswell Hill. [ref]
Harold Young
American film director and film editor (1897–1972).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Portland.
Died March 3rd, 1972 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills.
Oskar Bengtsson
Swedish footballer (1885-1972).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Gothenburg.
Died October 13th, 1972 at 87 years old in Gothenburg.
Robert Schurrer
French sprinter (1890–1972).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Vesoul. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1972 at 82 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Adolphe Bousquet
French rugby union player (1899–1972).
Born August 14th, 1899 in Maraussan.
Died March 17th, 1972 at 72 years old in Béziers.
Paul Kellner
Swimmer (1890–1972).
Born June 6th, 1890 in Spandau.
Died April 3rd, 1972 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Charles Mehan
American rugby union player (1896-1972).
Born May 15th, 1896 in Nogales.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 76 years old in Boulder Creek.
Hans Schneider
German water polo player (1909-1972).
Born October 21st, 1909 in Duisburg.
Died July 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in Duisburg.
Erwin Bowien
German painter (1899-1972).
Born September 3rd, 1899 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died December 3rd, 1972 at 73 years old in Weil am Rhein.
Józef Lange
Cyclist (1897-1972).
Born March 16th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Andreas Cervin
Gymnast (1888–1972).
Born October 31st, 1888 in Okome.
Died February 14th, 1972 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.
Ludvig Dam
Danish swimmer (1884-1972).
Born March 24th, 1884 in Nykøbing Falster.
Died March 29th, 1972 at 88 years old in Odense.
Paul Van den Broeck
Belgian bobsledder, ice hockey player (1904–1972).
Born September 18th, 1904 in Antwerp.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 67 years old in Antwerp.
Hilda Crozzoli
First female architect and civil engineer in austria.
Born August 16th, 1900 in Salzburg.
Died August 10th, 1972 at 71 years old in Salzburg.
Richard Louis Duckett
Canadian lacrosse player (1885–1972).
Born January 30th, 1885 in Quebec.
Died July 19th, 1972 at 87 years old in Montreal.
Wim van Heel
Field hockey player (1922–1972).
Born September 27th, 1922 in The Hague.
Died October 3rd, 1972 at 50 years old in Middelburg.
Martin Schröttle
German ice hockey player (1901–1972).
Born September 1st, 1901 in Munich.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 70 years old in Munich.
David Hall
American middle distance runner (1875-1972).
Born May 1st, 1875 in Sherbrooke.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 97 years old in Seattle.
Harald Hagen
Norwegian sailor (1902–1972).
Born March 15th, 1902 in Oslo.
Died May 24th, 1972 at 70 years old [ref]
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