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In the year 1972
537 Notable deaths
David Hall
American middle distance runner (1875-1972).
Born May 1st, 1875 in Sherbrooke.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 97 years old in Seattle.
Imre Ungár
Pianist (1909-1972).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Budapest.
Died November 22nd, 1972 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Louis Mottiat
Road bicycle racer (1889-1972).
Born July 6th, 1889 in Bouffioulx.
Died June 5th, 1972 at 82 years old in Charleroi.
Maiola Kalili
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1909-1972).
Born November 3rd, 1909 in Honolulu.
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Russell
British athlete (1886-1972).
Born March 13th, 1886 in Walsall.
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 86 years old in Walsall.
Robert Dinesen
Danish film director (1874-1972).
Born October 23rd, 1874 in Copenhagen.
Died March 8th, 1972 at 97 years old in Berlin.
Joop Boutmy
Dutch footballer (1894-1972).
Born April 29th, 1894 in Penang.
Died July 26th, 1972 at 78 years old in Verona.
Karel Boleslav Jirák
Czech conductor, music educator and composer (1891–1972).
Born January 28th, 1891 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1972 at 81 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Pavel Bořkovec
Czech music educator and composer.
Born June 10th, 1894 in Prague, Vinohrady. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Andrea Andreen
Swedish physician, pacifist and feminist (1888-1972).
Born July 11th, 1888 in parish Örby-Skene. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1972 at 83 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (cancer).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel