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In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Japanese martial artist (1889–1972).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Akashi.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 83 years old
Ennio Flaiano
Italian writer (1910–1972).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Pescara.
Died November 20th, 1972 at 62 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Brasseur
French actor (1905-1972).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bruneck (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Markos Vamvakaris
Greek rebetiko musician and singer.
Born May 10th, 1905 in Ano Syros.
Died February 8th, 1972 at 66 years old in Red Cross Hospital.
Wesley Ruggles
Film director (1889-1972).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1972 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893–1972).
Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Samuel
Novelist, translator and lecturer.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Măcin.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City.
George Langelaan
British-french writer.
Born January 19th, 1908 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Lucien Rebatet
French writer (1903–1972).
Born November 15th, 1903 in Moras-en-Valloire.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moras-en-Valloire.
Edward Calvin Kendall
American chemist (1886-1972).
Born March 8th, 1886 in South Norwalk. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1972 at 86 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 549
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker