In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Frank Knight
American economist (1885-1972).
Born November 7th, 1885 in McLean County. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1972 at 86 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Fred McDowell
American hill country blues singer and guitar player.
Born January 12th, 1904 in Tennessee. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972).
Born January 17th, 1883 in West Hartlepool. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1972 at 89 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Edgar Snow
American journalist.
Born July 17th, 1905 in Kansas City.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Deniz Gezmiş
Turkish political activist (1947-1972).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Ayaş.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 25 years old in Ankara (hanging).
Frank Tashlin
American film director.
Born February 19th, 1913 in Weehawken. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old in Hollywood (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Aspasía Mánou
Princess of greece and denmark (1896-1972).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Athens.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Venice.
Paul Goodman
American writer and public intellectual (1911–1972).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 60 years old in New Hampshire. [ref]
Moshe Weinberg
1972 munich massacre victim.
Born September 19th, 1939 in Haifa. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich. [ref]
Stephen Timoshenko
Ukrainian & american engineer.
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Shpotivka.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 93 years old in Wuppertal.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 480
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris