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In the year 1972
550 Notable deaths
Walter Byron
British actor (1899-1972).
Born June 11th, 1899 in Leicester.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 72 years old in Signal Hill.
Humberto Mariles
Mexican equestrian.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Hidalgo del Parral.
Died December 7th, 1972 at 59 years old in Paris.
Stanislaus Kobierski
German footballer (1910-1972).
Born November 15th, 1910 in Düsseldorf.
Died November 18th, 1972 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Akaki Khorava
Georgian actor (1895-1972).
Born April 29th, 1895 in Ochkhomuri.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 77 years old in Tbilisi.
Gustave E. von Grunebaum
Austrian historian (1909-1972).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Martin Unrein
German general (1901–1972).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Weimar.
Died January 22nd, 1972 at 71 years old in Munich.
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.
Rudolf Belling
German sculptor.
Born August 26th, 1886 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1972 at 85 years old in Krailling. [ref]
Hans Erich Apostel
Austrian composer (1901–1972).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Karlsruhe.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Boris Livanov
Soviet actor and theatre director.
Born May 8th, 1904 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1972 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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