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In the year 1972
500 Notable deaths
Emil Breitkreutz
Athletics competitor (1883-1972).
Born November 16th, 1883 in Wausau.
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 88 years old in San Gabriel.
Boris Porshnev
Russian historian.
Born March 7th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1972 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Semyon Kirsanov
Russian writer (1906-1972).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Odesa.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 66 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Juan Marvezy
Argentine footballer.
Born November 16th, 1915 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 56 years old in Munro.
Jan de Natris
Dutch footballer (1895-1972).
Born November 13th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died September 16th, 1972 at 76 years old in Amsterdam.
Ester Textorius
Swedish actress.
Born August 22nd, 1883 in Västerås.
Died February 13th, 1972 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Yevgeny Babich
Russian ice hockey player (1921-1972).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 51 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Francis Gailey
Australian-american swimmer, olympic silver medalist.
Born January 21st, 1882 in Brisbane.
Died July 10th, 1972 at 90 years old in Garden Grove.
Emma P. Carr
American spectroscopist and chemical educator.
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Holmesville.
Died January 7th, 1972 at 91 years old in Evanston.
Gabriel Ferrater
Catalan poet, translator, literary critic and linguist.
Died April 27th, 1972 at 49 years old in Sant Cugat del Vallès (asphyxia).
Deaths 381 to 390 of 500
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