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In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
Ted Shawn
American dancer (1891–1972).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 80 years old in Orlando.
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Bronislava Nijinska
Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Born January 8th, 1891 in Minsk.
Died February 21st, 1972 at 81 years old in Pacific Palisades. [ref]
Asta Nielsen
Danish actress (1881-1972).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Gammel Kongevej.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
José Limón
Mexican dancer and choreographer (1908–1972).
Born January 12th, 1908 in Culiacán.
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 64 years old in Flemington (prostate cancer).
Tod Andrews
American actor (1914-1972).
Born November 10th, 1914 in New York City, El Paso.
Died November 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Prince George of Yugoslavia
Serbian prince.
Born August 27th, 1887 in Cetinje.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
William Dieterle
German/american actor, film director and art collector (1893-1972).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1972 at 79 years old in Ottobrunn.
Edgar G. Ulmer
American film director, set designer (1904-1972).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Milan.
Died March 14th, 1972 at 45 years old in Segrate (explosion).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 536
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche