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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Theodor Blank
German politician (1905-1972).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Elz. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bonn.
Joseph Paul-Boncour
French politician (1873-1972).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1972 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sándor Radó
Hungarain physician & psychoanalyst (1890-1972).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Kisvárda. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 82 years old in New York City.
Eugène Minkowski
French psychiatrist.
Born April 17th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kurt Hiller
German activist (1885-1972).
Born August 17th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1972 at 87 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Xie Fuzhi
Chinese politician (1909-1972).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died March 26th, 1972 at 62 years old in Beijing.
Mani Matter
Swiss singer (1936-1972).
Born August 4th, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Kilchberg (traffic collision).
Rudolph Ganz
Swiss musician (1877-1972).
Born February 24th, 1877 in Zürich. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Herbert Eimert
German composer and journalist (1897-1972).
Born April 8th, 1897 in Bad Kreuznach. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 480
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin