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In the year 1972
502 Notable deaths
Rinus van den Berge
Dutch athlete.
Born March 12th, 1900 in Rotterdam.
Died October 23rd, 1972 at 72 years old in Rotterdam.
Isak Abrahamsen
Gymnast.
Born April 28th, 1891 in Bergen.
Died April 29th, 1972 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Mikhail Artamonov
Soviet archaeologist and historian.
Born December 5th, 1898 in Vygolovo.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Lucien Gamblin
French footballer (1890-1972).
Born July 22nd, 1890 in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Died August 30th, 1972 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Mary Frizzell
Athletics competitor.
Born January 27th, 1913 in Nanaimo.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 59 years old in North Vancouver.
Conrad Vernon Morton
American botanist (1905-1972).
Born October 24th, 1905 in Fresno.
Died July 29th, 1972 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ivan Möller
Swedish sprinter.
Born February 12th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 88 years old in Gothenburg.
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Russian journalist and poet (1913-1972).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Lutsk.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Norman Loftus Bor
Irish botanist (1893-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1893 in Tramore.
Died December 22nd, 1972 at 79 years old in Kew. [ref]
Walter Schneiter
Swiss footballer (1923-1972).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Switzerland.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 49 years old in Switzerland.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 502
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid