In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972).
Born November 29th, 1908 in New Haven.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 63 years old in Miami.
Brandon deWilde
American stage and film actor (1942-1972).
Born April 9th, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died July 6th, 1972 at 30 years old in Denver (traffic collision).
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Spanish fashion designer (1895-1972).
Born January 21st, 1895 in Getaria.
Died March 23rd, 1972 at 77 years old in Xàbia.
Fernando Amorsolo
Filipino painter (1892-1972).
Died April 24th, 1972 at 79 years old in Manila (cardiovascular disease).
Margaret Rutherford
English actress of the television, the theatre and the cinema (1892-1972).
Born May 11th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in Chalfont St Peter (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Indian scientist and statistician.
Born June 29th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died June 28th, 1972 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Lester B. Pearson
14th prime minister of canada, from 1963 to 1968.
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Ottawa (liver cancer). [ref]
Igor Sikorsky
Russian-american aviation pioneer (1889–1972).
Died October 26th, 1972 at 83 years old in Easton.
Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Austrian-japanese politician and philosopher.
Born November 16th, 1894 in Tokyo City.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 77 years old in Schruns.
Cecil Day-Lewis
Anglo-irish poet (1904-1972).
Born April 27th, 1904 in County Laois. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 68 years old in Lemmons (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo