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In the year 1972
550 Notable deaths
Arkady Plastov
Soviet socialist realist painter (1893-1972).
Born January 31st, 1893 in Prisloniha.
Died May 12th, 1972 at 79 years old in Prisloniha.
Max Nosseck
German film director (1902-1972).
Born September 19th, 1902 in Nakło nad Notecią.
Died September 29th, 1972 at 70 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Vera Inber
Soviet writer.
Born July 10th, 1890 in Odesa. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1972 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Harold Rainsford Stark
American admiral (1880-1972).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died August 21st, 1972 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gordon Lowe
English tennis player.
Born June 21st, 1884 in Edgbaston.
Died May 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in London.
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Swedish writer.
Born December 4th, 1895.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in Malmö Municipality.
Mohammed Karim
Egyptian film director (1896-1972).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Cairo.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Yuri Linnik
Ukrainian mathematician (1915-1972).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Bila Tserkva.
Died June 30th, 1972 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hana Mašková
Czech figure skater (1949-1972).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1972 at 22 years old in Vouvray (traffic collision). [ref]
Irène Tunc
French actress (1935-1972).
Born September 25th, 1934 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 37 years old in Versailles (traffic collision).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche