In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Scott
British architect.
Born September 20th, 1898 in Bournemouth.
Died June 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bournemouth.
Jimmy Douglas
American soccer player (1898–1972).
Born January 12th, 1898 in Newark.
Died March 5th, 1972 at 74 years old in Point Pleasant.
Paul Czinner
Austro-hungarian writer, film director, and producer.
Born May 30th, 1890 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1972 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
Gale Henry
American actress.
Born April 15th, 1893 in Bear Valley.
Died June 17th, 1972 at 79 years old in Palmdale (pneumonia).
Américo Castro
Spanish historian.
Born May 4th, 1885 in Cantagalo.
Died July 25th, 1972 at 87 years old in Lloret de Mar. [ref]
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.
Alfons Gorbach
Austrian politician (1898-1972).
Born September 2nd, 1898 in Imst.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Graz.
John Hutchinson
English botanist, taxonomist and author (1884-1972).
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 88 years old in Kew.
Erwin Stresemann
German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Fatma Mukhtarova
Soviet singer.
Born March 26th, 1893 in Urmia.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 79 years old in Baku.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 536
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson