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In the year 1972
550 Notable deaths
Günther Simon
East german actor (1925-1972).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died June 25th, 1972 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Alexander Bek
Russian-soviet novelist and war correspondent.
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Saratov.
Died November 2nd, 1972 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Jacques Deval
French film director and writer (1890-1972).
Born June 27th, 1890 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1972 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tom Iredale
British ornithologist and malacologist (1880–1972).
Born March 24th, 1880 in Workington.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 92 years old in Freshwater.
Gyula Moravcsik
Professor of byzantine languages (1892-1972).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Bohuslav Fuchs
Czech architect and university educator.
Born March 24th, 1895 in Všechovice. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1972 at 77 years old in Brno. [ref]
Kseniya Boguslavskaya
Russian artist (1892-1971).
Born February 5th, 1892 in Odesa. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 80 years old in Herblay-sur-Seine. [ref]
Alexander Uninsky
Russian and american pianist (1910–1972).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died December 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dallas.
Angelo Dell'Acqua
Catholic cardinal (1903–1972).
Born December 9th, 1903 in Milan.
Died August 27th, 1972 at 68 years old in Lourdes (myocardial infarction).
Nihat Bekdik
Turkish athlete (1902–1972).
Born March 17th, 1902 in Istanbul.
Died June 21st, 1972 at 70 years old in Istanbul.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 550
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