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In the year 1972
550 Notable deaths
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.
Alfons Gorbach
Austrian politician (1898-1972).
Born September 2nd, 1898 in Imst.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Graz.
John Hutchinson
English botanist and taxonomist (1884–1972).
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 88 years old in Kew.
Erwin Stresemann
German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Fatma Mukhtarova
Soviet singer.
Born March 26th, 1893 in Urmia.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 79 years old in Baku.
Alexander Vampilov
Russian playwright.
Born August 19th, 1937 in Cheremkhovo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1972 at 34 years old in Lake Baikal (drowning). [ref]
Nora Kershaw Chadwick
British medievalist (1891-1972).
Born January 28th, 1891 in Great Lever.
Died April 24th, 1972 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Erik Eriksen
Danish politician and prime minister of denmark, 1950–1953 (1902–1972).
Born November 20th, 1902 in Funen.
Died October 7th, 1972 at 69 years old in Esbjerg.
Juan Manuel Gálvez
President of honduras (1887-1972).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 85 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Werner Klingler
German film director and actor (1903–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died June 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in West Berlin.
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