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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1972 at 86 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
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.
Viktor Barna
Hungarian and british champion table tennis player (1911-1972).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1972 at 60 years old in Lima.
Günter Eich
German dramatist and playwright.
Born February 1st, 1907 in Lebus. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Ivan Yumashev
Soviet defence minister (1895-1972).
Born October 9th, 1895 in Tbilisi.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Robert Le Vigan
French actor (1900-1972).
Born January 7th, 1900 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tandil. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 480
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo