In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
Zora Folley
American boxer (1932-1972).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died July 9th, 1972 at 40 years old in Tucson.
Wael Zwaiter
Palestinian arab diplomat and writer.
Born January 2nd, 1934 in Nablus.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 38 years old in Rome.
Mohan Rakesh
Indian writer (1925-1972).
Born January 8th, 1925 in Amritsar. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 46 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Stephen Timoshenko
Ukrainian & american engineer (1878–1972).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Shpotivka.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 93 years old in Wuppertal.
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.
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]
Richard Courant
German american mathematician (1888-1972).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Lubliniec.
Died January 27th, 1972 at 84 years old in New Rochelle.
Magnus von Braun
German jurist and politician (1878-1972).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Bagrationovsk.
Died August 29th, 1972 at 94 years old in Oberaudorf.
Kim Du-han
South korean street gang and politician (1918-1972).
Died November 21st, 1972 at 54 years old
John Litel
1892–1972; american film and television actor (1892–1972).
Born December 30th, 1892 in Albany.
Died February 3rd, 1972 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 536
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius