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In the year 1972
537 Notable deaths
Mór Kóczán
Athlete and calvinist pastor (1885–1972).
Born January 8th, 1885 in Kocs. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1972 at 87 years old in Alsógöd.
Erling Eidem
Church of sweden bishop (1880-1972).
Born April 23rd, 1880 in Gothenburg.
Died April 14th, 1972 at 91 years old in Vänersborg.
Boris Zaytsev
Writer, dramatist (1881–1972).
Born February 10th, 1881 in Oryol. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1972 at 90 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Antonio Bevilacqua
Italian professional racing cyclist (1918–1972).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Santa Maria di Sala.
Died March 29th, 1972 at 53 years old in Mestre (bicycle accident).
Emma P. Carr
American spectroscopist and chemical educator.
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Holmesville.
Died January 7th, 1972 at 91 years old in Evanston.
Geraldine Beamish
English tennis player.
Born June 23rd, 1885 in London.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 86 years old in London.
Semyon Kirsanov
Russian writer (1906-1972).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Odesa.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 66 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Gabriel Ferrater
Catalan poet, translator, literary critic and linguist.
Died April 27th, 1972 at 49 years old in Sant Cugat del Vallès (asphyxia).
Charles Mayer
Boxer (1882–1972).
Born January 7th, 1882 in Molsheim. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1972 at 90 years old in Sonoma.
Herbert Hübner
Actor (1889-1972).
Born February 6th, 1889 in Wrocław.
Died January 27th, 1972 at 82 years old in Munich.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 537
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather