In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
Bernabé Ferreyra
Argentine footballer (1909-1972).
Born February 12th, 1909 in Rufino.
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
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.
Olavi Virta
Finnish singer and actor.
Born February 27th, 1915 in Sysmä. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1972 at 57 years old in Tampere.
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]
Hermann Boehm
German admiral (1884-1972).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Rybnik.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kiel.
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]
Mani Matter
Swiss singer (1936-1972).
Born August 4th, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Kilchberg (traffic collision).
Xie Fuzhi
Chinese politician (1909-1972).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died March 26th, 1972 at 62 years old in Beijing.
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]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 536
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami