In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United states navy admiral.
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died November 17th, 1972 at 84 years old in Bethesda.
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer (1901–1972).
Born September 17th, 1901 in Barnstaple.
Died August 26th, 1972 at 70 years old in Plymouth (lung cancer).
Henri Coandă
Romanian inventor (1886-1972).
Born June 7th, 1886 in Bucharest.
Died November 25th, 1972 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Harry Gold
American chemist (1910–1972).
Born December 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died August 28th, 1972 at 61 years old in Philadelphia (disease).
Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972).
Born December 15th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died January 17th, 1972 at 75 years old in Shelton (pneumonia).
Fred McDowell
American blues musician (1904–1972).
Born January 12th, 1904 in Tennessee, Rossville.
Died July 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Andrei Tupolev
Russian and soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972).
Born November 10th, 1888 in Pustomazovo.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972).
Born April 30th, 1896 in Laurens County, Laurens.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 76 years old in Hammonton (myocardial infarction).
Yossef Romano
Israeli weightlifter (1940–1972).
Born April 15th, 1940 in Benghazi.
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich.
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (1924–1972).
Born August 30th, 1924 in Fairfield.
Died December 5th, 1972 at 48 years old in New York City.
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgian politician (1899-1972).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Schaerbeek.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Braine-l'Alleud.
Jerome Cowan
American actor (1897–1972).
Born October 6th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1972 at 74 years old in Encino.
Maria Goeppert Mayer
German-born american theoretical physicist (1906-1972).
Born June 28th, 1906 in Katowice.
Died February 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in San Diego (circulatory collapse).
Katherine Oppenheimer
German-american biologist and botanist (1910–1972).
Born August 8th, 1910 in Recklinghausen.
Died October 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Gorgas Hospital (embolism). [ref]
Rochelle Hudson
American actress (1916–1972).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Oklahoma City.
Died January 17th, 1972 at 55 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia).
Harlow Shapley
American astronomer (1885-1972).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Nashville. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1972 at 86 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Paul Goodman
American writer and public intellectual (1911–1972).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Greenwich Village.
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 60 years old in North Stratford.
Marie Wilson
American actress (1916-1972).
Born August 19th, 1916 in Anaheim.
Died November 23rd, 1972 at 56 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Moshe Weinberg
1972 munich massacre victim (1939–1972).
Born September 19th, 1939 in Haifa. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich. [ref]
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince (1906–1972).
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Callenberg Castle.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 65 years old in Grein.
Edgar Snow
American journalist (1905–1972).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Kansas City.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 66 years old in Eysins.
Frank Tashlin
American film director (1913–1972).
Born February 19th, 1913 in Weehawken.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary embolism).
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972).
Born January 17th, 1883 in West Hartlepool.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.
Mark Van Doren
American poet and literary critic (1894–1972).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Vermilion County.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 78 years old in Torrington.
Heinrich Lübke
German politician (1894-1972).
Born October 14th, 1894 in Sundern (Sauerland). [ref]
Died April 6th, 1972 at 77 years old in Bonn (stomach cancer).
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young