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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Padraic Colum
Irish writer (1881-1972).
Born December 8th, 1881 in County Longford. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in Hartford County (disease). [ref]
Allen Joseph Ellender
American politician (1890-1972).
Born September 24th, 1890 in Montegut.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 81 years old in Bethesda.
Friedrich Flick
German businessperson, convicted of wwii war crimes (1883-1972).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Kreuztal, Ernsdorf.
Died July 20th, 1972 at 89 years old in Konstanz.
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker.
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Vyritsa. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1972 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
William Flood Webb
Australian judge.
Born January 21st, 1887 in Brisbane.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Georg von Békésy
Hungarian physicist.
Born June 3rd, 1899 in Budapest.
Died June 13th, 1972 at 73 years old in Honolulu.
Neil H. McElroy
American businessman (1904-1972).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Berea.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Cincinnati (cancer).
Jules Romains
French writer (1885-1972).
Born August 26th, 1885 in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1972 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople
Ecumenical patriarch of constantinople.
Born April 6th, 1886 in Vasiliko, Ioannina.
Died July 7th, 1972 at 86 years old in Istanbul.
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Pool Department.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 480
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