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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Louis J. Mordell
American-born british number theorist (1888–1972).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Balys Dvarionas
Lithuanian musician (1904-1972).
Born June 19th, 1904 in Liepāja. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Irène Tunc
French actress (1935-1972).
Born September 25th, 1935 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1972 at 36 years old in Versailles (traffic collision). [ref]
Martin Unrein
German general.
Born January 1st, 1901 in Weimar.
Died January 22nd, 1972 at 71 years old in Munich.
Victor Eftimiu
Romanian poet and playwright (1889-1972).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Ottoman Empire.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Bucharest.
Vera Inber
Soviet writer.
Born July 10th, 1890 in Odesa. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1972 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Stanislaus Kobierski
German footballer (1910-1972).
Born November 15th, 1910 in Düsseldorf.
Died November 18th, 1972 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Norah Lange
Argentine author (1905–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Kenneth Edgeworth
Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972).
Born February 26th, 1880 in County Westmeath.
Died October 10th, 1972 at 92 years old in Dublin.
Hans Erich Apostel
Austrian composer.
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1972 at 71 years old in Vienna.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson