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In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Hugh Edwards
British rower (1906-1972).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Woodstock.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 66 years old in Southampton.
Walter Byron
British actor (1899-1972).
Born June 11th, 1899 in Leicester.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 72 years old in Signal Hill.
Alexander Bek
Russian-soviet novelist and war correspondent.
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Saratov. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1972 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Humberto Mariles
Mexican equestrian.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Hidalgo del Parral.
Died December 7th, 1972 at 59 years old in Paris.
Jacques Deval
French film director and writer (1890-1972).
Born June 27th, 1890 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1972 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bohuslav Fuchs
Czech architect and university educator.
Born March 24th, 1895 in Všechovice. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1972 at 77 years old in Brno. [ref]
Alexander Uninsky
Russian-american musician.
Born February 15th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died December 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Horst Großmann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1891-1972).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Sędki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 80 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Angelo Dell'Acqua
Catholic cardinal.
Born December 9th, 1903 in Milan. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1972 at 68 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gyula Moravcsik
Professor of byzantine languages (1892-1972).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1972 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 480
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