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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
Erich Przywara
German jesuit priest (1889–1972).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Katowice.
Died September 28th, 1972 at 82 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
August Zaleski
Polish economist, politician, and diplomat (1883-1972).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 88 years old in London.
Matvei Zakharov
Soviet military commander (1898-1972).
Born August 17th, 1898.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Louise Boyd
American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972).
Born September 16th, 1887 in San Rafael.
Died September 14th, 1972 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
René Mayer
French politician prime minister of france (1895-1972).
Born May 4th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Olavi Virta
Finnish singer and actor.
Born February 27th, 1915 in Sysmä. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1972 at 57 years old in Tampere.
Leila Diniz
Brazilian actress.
Born March 25th, 1945 in Niterói.
Died June 14th, 1972 at 27 years old in New Delhi (aircraft crash).
Hermann Boehm
German admiral (1884-1972).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Rybnik.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kiel.
Erna Sack
Singer.
Born February 6th, 1898 in Spandau. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 74 years old in Mainz (cancer). [ref]
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 500
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer