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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
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 nations, 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).
Jorge Mistral
Spanish actor (1920-1972).
Born November 24th, 1920 in Aldaia. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1972 at 51 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jinichi Kusaka
Japanese admiral.
Born December 7th, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 83 years old in Kamakura.
Dorothy Dalton
American actress (1893–1972).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 78 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
He Xiangning
Chinese woman politician and artist (1878-1972).
Born June 27th, 1878 in British Hong Kong.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Eugène Tisserant
French cardinal.
Born March 4th, 1884 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 87 years old in Albano Laziale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daisy Ashford
English writer.
Born April 7th, 1881 in Petersham.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 90 years old in Norwich. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 500
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer