In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Walter Lang
American film director (1896-1972).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Memphis.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure).
Rose Schneiderman
American labor leader (1882-1972).
Born April 6th, 1882 in Sawin, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in New York City.
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
William Flood Webb
Australian judge (1887–1972).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Brisbane.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Hans Scharoun
German architect (1893-1972).
Born September 20th, 1893 in Bremen.
Died November 25th, 1972 at 79 years old in West Berlin.
Mitchell Leisen
American film director (1898-1972).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Menominee.
Died October 28th, 1972 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Esmaeil Yasin
Egyptian actor (1912–1972).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Suez.
Died May 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Georg von Békésy
Hungarian physicist.
Born June 3rd, 1899 in Budapest.
Died June 13th, 1972 at 73 years old in Honolulu.
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Pool Department.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis).
Jules Romains
French writer (1885-1972).
Born August 26th, 1885 in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1972 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 549
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot