In the year 1972
601 Notable deaths
Clarence R. Huebner
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Bushton.
Died September 23rd, 1972 at 83 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972).
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Vyritsa. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1972 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ernst von Salomon
German writer and right-wing freikorps member (1902–1972).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Kiel.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in Stöckte (myocardial infarction).
Eliezer Halfin
Munich massacre victim (1948–1972).
Died September 6th, 1972 at 24 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Ze'ev Friedman
Israeli weightlifter.
Born June 10th, 1944 in Prokopyevsk.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 28 years old in Munich (Munich massacre, gunshot wound).
Turk Broda
Canadian ice hockey player (1914-1972).
Born May 15th, 1914 in Brandon.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 58 years old in Toronto.
Padraic Colum
Irish writer (1881-1972).
Born December 8th, 1881 in County Longford.
Died January 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in Hartford County (disease).
Walter Lang
American film director (1896–1972).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Memphis.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure).
Mitchell Leisen
American film director (1898-1972).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Menominee.
Died October 28th, 1972 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Rose Schneiderman
American labor leader (1882-1972).
Born April 6th, 1882 in Sawin.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in New York City.
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 9th, 1917 in Pool Department, Brazzaville. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis). [ref]
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
William Flood Webb
Australian judge (1887–1972).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Brisbane.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Hans Scharoun
German architect (1893-1972).
Born September 20th, 1893 in Bremen.
Died November 25th, 1972 at 79 years old in West Berlin.
Raúl Leoni
President of venezuela (1964-1969).
Born April 26th, 1905 in Bolívar.
Died July 5th, 1972 at 67 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Esmaeil Yasin
Egyptian actor (1912–1972).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Suez.
Died May 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand Čatloš
Slovak minister of defence of the slovakia and general (1895-1972).
Born October 7th, 1895 in Liptovský Peter. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1972 at 77 years old in Martin. [ref]
W. Ross Ashby
British psychiatrist (1903-1972).
Born September 6th, 1903 in London.
Died November 15th, 1972 at 69 years old in Tockington.
Georg von Békésy
Hungarian physicist (1899–1972).
Born June 3rd, 1899 in Budapest.
Died June 13th, 1972 at 73 years old in Honolulu.
Andrea Feldman
American actress (1948-1972).
Born April 1st, 1948 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 1972 at 24 years old in New York City (falling).
Jules Romains
French writer (1885-1972).
Born August 26th, 1885 in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1972 at 86 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos
British politician (1893-1972).
Born March 15th, 1893 in Mayfair.
Died January 21st, 1972 at 78 years old in Marylebone.
Julian Steward
American anthropologist (1902–1972).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Urbana.
Lane Chandler
American actor (1899–1972).
Born June 4th, 1899 in Culbertson.
Died September 14th, 1972 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Muskogee.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur