In the year 1972
551 Notable deaths
Gyula Bóbis
Olympic wrestler, politician (1909–1972).
Born October 7th, 1909 in Kecskemét.
Died January 24th, 1972 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Norman Loftus Bor
Irish botanist (1893-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1893 in Tramore.
Died December 22nd, 1972 at 79 years old in Kew. [ref]
Kazimierz Makarczyk
Polish chess player (1901–1972).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 71 years old in Łódź.
Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born July 24th, 1887 in Mechelen.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 84 years old in The Hague.
Abraham Adrian Albert
American mathematician (1905-1972).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died June 6th, 1972 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Maurice Cottenet
French footballer (1895-1972).
Born February 11th, 1895 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 77 years old in Cannes.
Viktor Dragunsky
Soviet children's writer (1913–1972).
Born December 1st, 1913 in New York City.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Aleksei Petrov
Soviet mathematician (1910-1972).
Born October 28th, 1910 in Koshki.
Died May 9th, 1972 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Hubert A. Caldwell
American rower (1907-1972).
Born December 26th, 1907 in Oakland.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Oakland.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi