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In the year 1972
550 Notable deaths
Marian Hemar
Polish writer (1901–1972).
Born April 6th, 1901 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in Dorking.
Richard Day
Art director (1896-1972).
Born May 9th, 1896 in Victoria.
Died May 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Jan Wils
Dutch architect (1891-1972).
Born February 22nd, 1891 in Alkmaar. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 80 years old in Haarlem, Voorburg. [ref]
Rick Sanders
Olympic wrestler from the united states.
Born January 20th, 1945 in Lakeview.
Died October 18th, 1972 at 27 years old in Skopje (traffic collision).
Leonid Yengibarov
Soviet actor.
Born March 15th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died July 25th, 1972 at 37 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Louis J. Mordell
American-born british number theorist (1888–1972).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Christian Hansen
German general and knight's cross recipients.
Born April 10th, 1885 in Schleswig.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Alexander Lenard
Hungarian physician, writer, translator, painter, musician, poet and occasional language instructor (1910–1972).
Born March 9th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dona Emma.
Malcolm Guthrie
British linguist (1903–1972).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Hove.
Died November 22nd, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Paul Kirchhoff
German anthropologist.
Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 550
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius