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In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Mani Matter
Swiss singer (1936-1972).
Born August 4th, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Kilchberg (traffic collision).
Xie Fuzhi
Chinese politician (1909-1972).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died March 26th, 1972 at 62 years old in Beijing.
Ivan Yumashev
Soviet defence minister (1895-1972).
Born October 9th, 1895 in Tbilisi.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Vera Karalli
Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889-1972).
Born August 8th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died November 16th, 1972 at 83 years old in Baden bei Wien.
Kurt Hiller
German activist (1885-1972).
Born August 17th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1972 at 87 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German princess.
Born May 11th, 1894 in Gut Grünholz.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Salzburg (disease).
Itō Shinsui
Japanese artist (1898-1972).
Born February 4th, 1898 in Tokyo.
Died May 8th, 1972 at 74 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Nikolay Ivanovich Krylov
Soviet military commander (1903-1972).
Born April 29th, 1903 in Vishnevoe.
Died February 9th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Sándor Radó
Hungarain physician & psychoanalyst (1890–1972).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Kisvárda.
Died May 14th, 1972 at 82 years old in New York City.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 549
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson