In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
Erik Eriksen
Danish politician and prime minister of denmark, 1950–1953.
Born November 20th, 1902 in Funen.
Died October 7th, 1972 at 69 years old in Esbjerg.
Werner Klingler
German film director and actor (1903–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died June 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in West Berlin.
Marian Hemar
Polish writer.
Born April 6th, 1901 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in London.
Hana Mašková
Czech figure skater (1949-1972).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1972 at 22 years old in Vouvray (traffic collision). [ref]
Malcolm Guthrie
British linguist.
Born February 10th, 1903 in Ipswich. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arkady Alexandrovich Plastov
Russian socialist realist painter (1893-1972).
Born January 31st, 1893 in Simbirsky Uyezd. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 79 years old in Karsunsky District. [ref]
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).
Ivar Rooth
Swedish economist (1888-1972).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Lidingö Parish. [ref]
Johnny Mantz
Racecar driver.
Born September 18th, 1918 in Hebron.
Died October 25th, 1972 at 54 years old in Ojai (traffic collision).
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Swedish writer.
Born December 4th, 1895. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in Malmö Municipality. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 500
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi