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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
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.
Died August 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
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.
Dave Simmonds
British motorcycle racer (1939–1972).
Born October 25th, 1939 in London.
Died October 23rd, 1972 at 32 years old in Rungis.
Yuri Linnik
Russian mathematician (1915-1972).
Born January 8th, 1915 in Bila Tserkva. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1972 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Oleksandr Korniichuk
Soviet playwright (1905-1972).
Born May 25th, 1905 in Khrystynivka. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 500
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