In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
Neville Goddard
Barbadian writer (1905–1972).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Barbados.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Rory Storm
English musician (1938–1972).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Liverpool.
Died September 28th, 1972 at 34 years old in Liverpool (drug overdose).
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
British countess; paternal grandmother of diana, princess of wales (1897-1972).
Born August 16th, 1897 in London.
Died December 4th, 1972 at 75 years old in Althorp (brain cancer).
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972).
Born September 19th, 1901 in Atzgersdorf.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 70 years old in Buffalo.
Joseph Fielding Smith
Tenth president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born July 19th, 1876 in Salt Lake City.
Died July 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.
Marianne Moore
American poet (1887–1972).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Kirkwood. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1972 at 84 years old in New York City.
Carl Hayden
Democratic u.s. senator from arizona.
Born October 2nd, 1877 in Tempe.
Died January 25th, 1972 at 94 years old in Mesa (disease).
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer (1901–1972).
Born September 17th, 1901 in Barnstaple.
Died August 26th, 1972 at 70 years old in Plymouth (lung cancer).
Henri Coandă
Romanian inventor (1886-1972).
Born June 7th, 1886 in Bucharest.
Died November 25th, 1972 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United states navy admiral.
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died November 17th, 1972 at 84 years old in Bethesda.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 536
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte