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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
Moshe Weinberg
1972 munich massacre victim (1939–1972).
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.
Mohan Rakesh
Indian writer (1925-1972).
Born January 8th, 1925 in Amritsar. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 46 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Henry Dreyfuss
American industrial designer.
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1972 at 68 years old in California, South Pasadena (asphyxia). [ref]
Isabel Jewell
Actress (1907-1972).
Born July 19th, 1907 in Shoshoni.
Died April 5th, 1972 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Abeid Karume
Tanzanian politician (1905-1972).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Mwera, Nyasaland.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zanzibar City (assassination).
Zahir Raihan
Bangladeshi movie director.
Born August 19th, 1935 in Feni District.
Died January 30th, 1972 at 36 years old
Fredric Brown
American novelist, short story author (1906–1972).
Born October 29th, 1906 in Cincinnati.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 65 years old in Tucson.
Zora Folley
American boxer (1932-1972).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died July 9th, 1972 at 40 years old in Tucson.
Dino Buzzati
Italian writer (1906-1972).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Belluno.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).
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