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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Robert Casadesus
French pianist and composer.
Born April 7th, 1899 in Paris.
Died September 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Claire Windsor
American actress (1892-1972).
Born April 14th, 1892 in Cawker City. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1972 at 80 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Aharon Katzir
Israeli scientist (1913-1972).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Łódź.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 58 years old in Ben Gurion Airport (Lod Airport resistance).
René Leibowitz
French composer and conductor (1913–1972).
Born February 17th, 1913 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1972 at 59 years old in Paris.
George Alan Thomas
English badminton, chess and tennis player.
Born June 14th, 1881 in Tarabya.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Michael Rabin
American violinist (1936-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1972 at 35 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Friedrich Christiansen
German flying ace (1879-1972).
Born December 12th, 1879 in Wyk auf Föhr.
Died December 3rd, 1972 at 92 years old in Aukrug.
Paul Grüninger
Swiss righteous among the ntions, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972).
Born October 27th, 1891 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Gottfried Fuchs
German footballer (1889-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Bill Durnan
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin