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In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos
British politician (1893-1972).
Born March 15th, 1893 in Mayfair.
Died January 21st, 1972 at 78 years old in Marylebone.
Ferdinand Čatloš
Slovak minister of defence of the slovakia and general (1895-1972).
Born October 17th, 1895 in Liptovský Peter. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1972 at 76 years old in Martin. [ref]
W. Ross Ashby
British psychiatrist (1903-1972).
Born September 6th, 1903 in London.
Died November 15th, 1972 at 69 years old in Tockington.
Julian Steward
American anthropologist (1902–1972).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Urbana.
Andrea Feldman
American actress (1948-1972).
Born April 1st, 1948 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 1972 at 24 years old in New York City (falling).
Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Muskogee.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Rudolf Friml
Czech composer (1879–1972).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1972 at 92 years old in United States, Hollywood. [ref]
Lane Chandler
Actor (1899-1972).
Born June 4th, 1899 in Culbertson. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1972 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Raúl Leoni
President of venezuela (1964-1969).
Born April 26th, 1905 in Bolívar.
Died July 5th, 1972 at 67 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Helen Traubel
American singer.
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1972 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 549
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde