In the year 1972
557 Notable deaths
Ettore Bastico
Italian general (1876-1972).
Born April 9th, 1876 in Bologna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ted Shawn
American dancer (1891–1972).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 80 years old in Orlando.
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Bronislava Nijinska
Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Born January 8th, 1891 in Minsk.
Died February 21st, 1972 at 81 years old in Pacific Palisades. [ref]
Asta Nielsen
Danish actress (1881-1972).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Gammel Kongevej.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
José Limón
Mexican dancer and choreographer (1908–1972).
Born January 12th, 1908 in Culiacán.
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 64 years old in Flemington (prostate cancer).
Tod Andrews
American actor (1914-1972).
Born November 10th, 1914 in New York City, El Paso.
Died November 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Prince George of Yugoslavia
Serbian prince.
Born August 27th, 1887 in Cetinje.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
William Dieterle
German/american actor, film director and art collector (1893-1972).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1972 at 79 years old in Ottobrunn.
Edgar G. Ulmer
American film director, set designer (1904-1972).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Milan.
Died March 14th, 1972 at 45 years old in Segrate (explosion).
Gabby Hartnett
American baseball player and coach (1900-1972).
Born December 20th, 1900 in Woonsocket.
Died December 20th, 1972 at 72 years old in Park Ridge (liver cirrhosis).
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist (1894–1972).
Born February 24th, 1894 in Lansing.
Died March 1st, 1972 at 78 years old
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1972 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Joakim Bonnier
Swedish racing driver.
Born January 31st, 1930 in Stockholm.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 42 years old in Le Mans.
Max Theiler
South african-american virologist and doctor.
Born January 30th, 1899 in Pretoria.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 73 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Ntare V of Burundi
King of burundi (1947-1972).
Born December 2nd, 1947 in Gitega.
Died April 29th, 1972 at 24 years old in Gitega.
Clara Campoamor
Spanish politician, feminist (1888-1972).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Madrid. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1972 at 84 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Rafael Bardem
Spanish actor (1889–1972).
Born January 10th, 1889 in Sant Gervasi de Cassoles.
Died November 6th, 1972 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Nasir Kazmi
Pakistani poet (1925–1972).
Born December 8th, 1925 in Ambala.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 46 years old in Lahore.
Pandurang Vaman Kane
Indian indologist and sanskrit scholar.
Born May 7th, 1880 in Ratnagiri district. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1972 at 91 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
George Mitchell
American actor (1905-1972).
Born February 21st, 1905 in Larchmont.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Friedrich Flick
German businessperson, convicted of wwii war crimes (1883-1972).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Kreuztal, Ernsdorf.
Died July 20th, 1972 at 89 years old in Konstanz.
Leonard T. Gerow
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Petersburg.
Betty Blythe
ِamerican actress.
Born September 1st, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino