In the year 1972
557 Notable deaths
Deniz Gezmiş
Turkish political activist (1947-1972).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Ayaş.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 25 years old in Ankara (hanging to death).
Isabel Jewell
Actress (1907-1972).
Born July 19th, 1907 in Shoshoni.
Died April 5th, 1972 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Zahir Raihan
Bangladeshi movie director.
Born August 19th, 1935 in Feni District.
Died January 30th, 1972 at 36 years old
Abeid Karume
Tanzanian politician (1905-1972).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Mwera, Nyasaland.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zanzibar City (assassination).
Gene Austin
American singer and songwriter (1900-1972).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1972 at 71 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer). [ref]
Zora Folley
American boxer (1932-1972).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died July 9th, 1972 at 40 years old in Tucson.
Wael Zwaiter
Palestinian arab diplomat and writer.
Born January 2nd, 1934 in Nablus.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 38 years old in Rome.
Mohan Rakesh
Indian writer (1925-1972).
Born January 8th, 1925 in Amritsar. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 46 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Frederik IX of Denmark
King of denmark from 1947 to 1972.
Born March 11th, 1899 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died January 14th, 1972 at 72 years old in Copenhagen, Copenhagen Municipal Hospital (pneumonia).
Stephen Timoshenko
Ukrainian & american engineer (1878–1972).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Shpotivka.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 93 years old in Wuppertal.
Fredric Brown
American novelist, short story author (1906–1972).
Born October 29th, 1906 in Cincinnati.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 65 years old in Tucson.
Henry Dreyfuss
American industrial designer (1904–1972).
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died October 5th, 1972 at 68 years old in South Pasadena (asphyxia).
Richard Courant
German american mathematician (1888-1972).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Lubliniec.
Died January 27th, 1972 at 84 years old in New Rochelle.
Magnus von Braun
German jurist and politician (1878-1972).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Bagrationovsk.
Died August 29th, 1972 at 94 years old in Oberaudorf.
Kim Du-han
South korean street gang and politician (1918-1972).
Died November 21st, 1972 at 54 years old
John Litel
1892–1972; american film and television actor (1892–1972).
Born December 30th, 1892 in Albany.
Died February 3rd, 1972 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Carl W. Stalling
American composer, voice actor, and arranger (1891–1972).
Born November 10th, 1891 in Lexington.
Died November 29th, 1972 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Ferde Grofé
American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist (1892–1972).
Born March 27th, 1892 in New York City.
Died April 3rd, 1972 at 80 years old in Santa Monica.
Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentinian poet (1936-1972).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Avellaneda. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1972 at 36 years old in Buenos Aires (drug overdose). [ref]
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath. [ref]
Antonio Segni
4th president of italy (1891-1972).
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Sassari.
Died December 1st, 1972 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lale Andersen
German singer and actress (1905–1972).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Lehe.
Died August 29th, 1972 at 67 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Lionel Penrose
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist.
Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Solomon Lefschetz
Jewish american mathematician (1884-1972).
Born September 3rd, 1884 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1972 at 88 years old in Princeton.
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank
British industrialist (1888–1972).
Born December 22nd, 1888 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died March 29th, 1972 at 83 years old in Winchester (aneurysm).
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams