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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Pandurang Vaman Kane
Indian indologist and sanskrit scholar.
Born May 7th, 1880 in Ratnagiri district. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1972 at 91 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 70 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Betty Blythe
ِamerican actress.
Born September 1st, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Mohamed Oufkir
Moroccan politician and officer (1920-1972).
Born May 14th, 1920 in Bouarfa.
Died August 16th, 1972 at 52 years old in Rabat.
Josep Samitier
Spanish footballer.
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Barcelona.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 70 years old in Barcelona.
Max Shachtman
American marxist theorist.
Born September 10th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died November 4th, 1972 at 68 years old in Floral Park.
Frans Masereel
Flemish artist (1889-1972).
Born July 30th, 1889 in Blankenberge. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 82 years old in Avignon. [ref]
Hugo Steinhaus
Polish mathematician (1887–1972).
Born January 14th, 1887 in Jasło.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 85 years old in Wrocław.
Joakim Bonnier
Swedish racing driver.
Born January 31st, 1930 in Stockholm.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 42 years old in Le Mans.
Henry de Montherlant
French writer.
Born April 20th, 1895 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 480
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson