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In the year 1972
537 Notable deaths
Esther Applin
American petroleum geologist (1895-1972).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Newark.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old
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.
Paul Wolf
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born October 5th, 1915 in Madison.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 56 years old in Pasadena.
Angel Karaliychev
Bulgarian writer (1902–1972).
Born August 21st, 1902 in Strazhitsa.
Died December 14th, 1972 at 70 years old in Sofia.
Jon Mirande
Basque writer from france.
Born November 10th, 1925 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1972 at 47 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Georg Richter
German-norwegian actor (1915-1972).
Born December 27th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 56 years old in Oslo.
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 to death).
Arsen Mekokishvili
Olympic wrestler (1912-1972).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Sagarejo Municipality.
Died March 9th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Georgy Lisitsin
Russian chess player (1909-1972).
Born October 11th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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