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In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgian politician (1899-1972).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Schaerbeek.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Braine-l'Alleud.
Paul Goodman
American writer and public intellectual (1911–1972).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Greenwich Village.
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 60 years old in North Stratford.
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince.
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Callenberg Castle.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 65 years old in Grein.
Maria Goeppert Mayer
German-born american theoretical physicist (1906-1972).
Born June 28th, 1906 in Katowice.
Died February 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in San Diego (circulatory collapse).
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972).
Born January 17th, 1883 in West Hartlepool.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.
Moshe Weinberg
1972 munich massacre victim (1939–1972).
Born September 19th, 1939 in Haifa. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich. [ref]
Edgar Snow
American journalist.
Born July 17th, 1905 in Kansas City.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Frank Tashlin
American film director (1913–1972).
Born February 19th, 1913 in Weehawken.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary embolism).
L. P. Hartley
British novelist and short story writer (1895–1972).
Born December 30th, 1895 in Whittlesey.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 76 years old in London.
Mark Van Doren
American poet and literary critic (1894-1972).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Vermilion County. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1972 at 78 years old in Torrington. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 549
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht