In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
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).
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer.
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.
Harlow Shapley
American astronomer (1885-1972).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Nashville. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1972 at 86 years old in Boulder. [ref]
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).
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United states navy admiral.
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died November 17th, 1972 at 84 years old in Bethesda.
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince.
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Callenberg Castle.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 65 years old in Grein.
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.
Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972).
Born December 15th, 1896 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1972 at 75 years old in Shelton (pneumonia).
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist.
Born April 30th, 1896 in Laurens County. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1972 at 76 years old in Hammonton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 480
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler