In the year 1972
549 Notable deaths
Ralph Craig
American athlete.
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Rudolph Ganz
Swiss musician (1877-1972).
Born February 24th, 1877 in Zurich.
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Günter Eich
German poet and radio playwright (1907–1972).
Born February 1st, 1907 in Lebus.
Died December 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in Salzburg.
Syd Puddefoot
English footballer (1894–1972).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Limehouse.
Died October 2nd, 1972 at 77 years old in Rochford (pneumonia).
Kadish Luz
3rd speaker of the knesset (1895–1972).
Born January 10th, 1895 in Babruysk. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in Degania Bet.
Erwin Madelung
German physicist.
Born May 18th, 1881 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 91 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Hatice Şükriye Sultan
Ottoman noble (1906–1972).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
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.
Maximus V of Constantinople
267th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1897–1972).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Sinop.
Died January 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in Fenerbahçe (pneumonia).
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Turkish composer (1906–1972).
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 549
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir