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In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
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]
Şükriye Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of şehzade yusuf izzeddin.
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.
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Yuri Galanskov
Soviet writer and dissident.
Born June 19th, 1939 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1972 at 33 years old in Barashevo (sepsis). [ref]
Roger Courtois
French footballer (1912-1972).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Geneva.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old (myocardial infarction).
Sven Markelius
Swedish architect (1889–1972).
Born October 25th, 1889 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died February 24th, 1972 at 82 years old in Danderyd.
Antoni Kępiński
Polish psychiatrist (1918-1972).
Born November 16th, 1918 in Dolyna.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 53 years old in Kraków.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 536
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