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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Turkish composer.
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Elisabeth Scott
British architect.
Born September 20th, 1898 in Bournemouth.
Died June 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bournemouth.
Itō Shinsui
Japanese artist (1898-1972).
Born February 4th, 1898 in Tokyo.
Died May 8th, 1972 at 74 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Syd Puddefoot
English footballer (1894–1972).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Limehouse.
Died October 2nd, 1972 at 77 years old in Rochford (pneumonia).
Sidney Lanfield
American film director (1898-1972).
Born April 20th, 1898 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Erwin Madelung
German physicist.
Born May 18th, 1881 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 91 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Moshe Sneh
Israeli politician (1909-1972).
Born January 6th, 1909 in Radzyń Podlaski. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1972 at 63 years old in Israel, Jerusalem. [ref]
Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1894-1972).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Antoni Kępiński
Polish psychiatrist (1918-1972).
Born November 16th, 1918 in Dolyna.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 53 years old in Poland, Kraków.
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
Grand duchess of saxony.
Born May 29th, 1890 in Hanover.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 81 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 500
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