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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Leonard T. Gerow
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Petersburg.
Liang Sicheng
Chinese architect and scholar (1901-1972).
Born April 20th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Havergal Brian
British composer.
Born January 29th, 1876 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1972 at 96 years old in Shoreham-by-Sea. [ref]
Romas Kalanta
Soviet dissident.
Born February 22nd, 1953 in Alytus.
Died May 15th, 1972 at 19 years old in Kaunas (Self-immolation).
Rose Schneiderman
American labor leader (1882-1972).
Born April 6th, 1882 in Sawin, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in New York City.
Mahir Çayan
Turkish marxist–leninist revolutionary (1945-1972).
Born March 15th, 1945 in Samsun.
Died March 30th, 1972 at 27 years old in Tokat Province (killed in action).
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Ntare V Ndizeye
King of burundi (1947-1972).
Born December 2nd, 1947 in Gitega.
Died April 29th, 1972 at 24 years old in Gitega (murder).
Hans Scharoun
German architect (1893-1972).
Born September 20th, 1893 in Bremen. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1972 at 79 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Turk Broda
Ice hockey player (1914-1972).
Born May 15th, 1914 in Brandon.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 58 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 480
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare