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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
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.
Victor Milner
American cinematographer (1893-1972).
Born December 15th, 1893 in New York City.
Died October 29th, 1972 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Aksel Larsen
Danish politician.
Born August 5th, 1897 in Brændekilde.
Died January 10th, 1972 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Abraham Adrian Albert
American mathematician (1905-1972).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died June 6th, 1972 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Erwin Stresemann
German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Dresden.
Died November 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Roger Courtois
French footballer (1912-1972).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Geneva.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 281 to 290 of 480
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