In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
Ettore Bastico
Italian general (1876-1972).
Born April 9th, 1876 in Bologna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist.
Born February 24th, 1894 in Lansing.
Died March 1st, 1972 at 78 years old
Violette Leduc
French writer.
Born April 7th, 1907 in Arras.
Died May 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Faucon (breast cancer). [ref]
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank
British industrialist (1888-1972).
Born December 22nd, 1888 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1972 at 83 years old in Winchester (aneurysm).
Lionel Penrose
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist.
Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Prince George of Yugoslavia
Serbian prince.
Born August 27th, 1887 in Cetinje.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1972 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ferdinand Čatloš
Slovak minister of defence of the slovakia and general (1895-1972).
Born October 17th, 1895 in Liptovský Peter. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1972 at 76 years old in Martin. [ref]
Max Theiler
South african-american virologist and doctor.
Born January 30th, 1899 in Pretoria.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 73 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 500
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom