In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Margaret Bonds
American composer and pianist (1913–1917).
Born March 3rd, 1913 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1972 at 59 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker.
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Vyritsa. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1972 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Turk Broda
Ice hockey player (1914-1972).
Born May 15th, 1914 in Brandon.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 58 years old in Toronto.
Benedicto Kiwanuka
Ugandan prime minister (1922-1972).
Born May 8th, 1922 in Bukomansimbi District.
Died September 22nd, 1972 at 50 years old in Makindye Prison (immolation, extra-judicial killing).
Clarence R. Huebner
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Bushton.
Died September 23rd, 1972 at 83 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Ernst von Salomon
German writer and right-wing freikorps member.
Born September 25th, 1902 in Kiel.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in Stöckte (myocardial infarction).
Chen Yi
Chinese general, people's republic of china (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Lezhi County.
Died January 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Padraic Colum
Irish writer (1881-1972).
Born December 8th, 1881 in County Longford.
Died January 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in Hartford County (disease).
Ze'ev Friedman
Israeli weightlifter.
Born June 10th, 1944 in Siberia.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 28 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (Munich massacre, ballistic trauma).
Deaths 191 to 200 of 549
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