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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
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]
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German princess.
Born May 11th, 1894 in Gut Grünholz.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Salzburg (disease).
Milton L. Humason
American astronomer.
Born August 19th, 1891 in Dodge Center.
Died June 18th, 1972 at 80 years old in Mendocino.
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
Icelandic painter (1885-1972).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Iceland.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
C. W. Ceram
German journalist.
Born January 20th, 1915 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1972 at 57 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Gavin de Beer
British evolutionary embryologist (1899-1972).
Born November 1st, 1899 in United Kingdom.
Died June 21st, 1972 at 72 years old in Alfriston.
Nikolay Ivanovich Krylov
Soviet military commander (1903-1972).
Born April 29th, 1903 in Vishnevoe.
Died February 9th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 500
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson