In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
L. P. Hartley
British novelist and short story writer (1895–1972).
Born December 30th, 1895 in Whittlesey.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 76 years old in London.
Dino Buzzati
Italian writer (1906-1972).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Belluno.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).
Aspasia Manos
Wife of king alexander, princess of greece and denmark (1896-1972).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Athens.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Venice.
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).
Frank Knight
American economist (1885-1972).
Born November 7th, 1885 in McLean County.
Died April 15th, 1972 at 86 years old in Chicago.
Isabel Jewell
Actress (1907-1972).
Born July 19th, 1907 in Shoshoni.
Died April 5th, 1972 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Abeid Karume
Tanzanian politician (1905–1972).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Nyasaland, Mwera.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zanzibar City (assassination).
Zahir Raihan
Bangladeshi novelist, writer & filmmaker (1935-1972).
Born August 19th, 1935 in Majupur.
Died January 30th, 1972 at 36 years old
Gene Austin
American singer (1900–1972).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Gainesville.
Died January 24th, 1972 at 71 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer).
Wael Zwaiter
Palestinian arab diplomat and writer.
Born January 2nd, 1934 in Nablus.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 38 years old in Rome.
Zora Folley
American boxer (1931–1972).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died July 9th, 1972 at 40 years old in Tucson.
Stephen Timoshenko
Ukrainian & american engineer (1878–1972).
Born December 22nd, 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.
Mohan Rakesh
Indian writer (1925-1972).
Born January 8th, 1925 in Amritsar. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 46 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Richard Courant
German american mathematician (1888-1972).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Lubliniec.
Died January 27th, 1972 at 84 years old in New Rochelle.
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).
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 in Seoul.
Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentinian poet (1936-1972).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Avellaneda.
Died September 25th, 1972 at 36 years old in Buenos Aires (drug overdose).
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.
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.
André Spitzer
Munich massacre victim (1945–1972).
Born July 4th, 1945 in Timișoara.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 27 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck (gunshot wound).
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.
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer (1898–1972).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath.
Lionel Penrose
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972).
Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 601
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson