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In the year 1972
550 Notable deaths
George Alan Thomas
English badminton, chess and tennis player.
Born June 14th, 1881 in Tarabya.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Grüninger
Swiss righteous among the nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972).
Born October 27th, 1891 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Chandraprava Saikiani
Indian social reformer, writer and freedom fighter from assam.
Born March 16th, 1901 in Assam.
Died March 16th, 1972 at 71 years old
Michael Rabin
American violinist (1936-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1972 at 35 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Gottfried Fuchs
German footballer (1889-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Jinichi Kusaka
Japanese admiral (1888–1972).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 83 years old in Kamakura.
Martin Wight
English international relations scholar (1913–1972).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Brighton.
Died July 15th, 1972 at 58 years old in Speldhurst.
Robert Casadesus
French pianist and composer.
Born April 7th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Matvei Zakharov
Soviet military commander (1898-1972).
Born August 17th, 1898.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Moscow.
René Leibowitz
French composer and conductor (1913-1972).
Born February 17th, 1913 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1972 at 59 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 550
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