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In the year 1972
537 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Palladin
Biochemist in soviet union (1885-1972).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Moscow.
Died December 6th, 1972 at 87 years old in Kyiv.
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..
Enrique Gainzarain
Argentine footballer (1904-1972).
Born December 7th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 18th, 1972 at 67 years old
Frederico Paredes
Portuguese fencer (1889-1972).
Born January 31st, 1889 in Lisbon.
Died November 4th, 1972 at 83 years old
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.
Andrea Marrazzi
Fencer (1887–1972).
Born October 2nd, 1887 in Livorno.
Died October 18th, 1972 at 85 years old in Livorno.
Eduard Scherrer
Bobsledder (1890-1972).
Born April 15th, 1890 in Leysin.
Died July 4th, 1972 at 82 years old
Apollon Kutateladze
Georgian painter.
Born January 6th, 1900 in Ivandidi, Khoni. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Rinus van den Berge
Dutch athlete.
Born March 12th, 1900 in Rotterdam.
Died October 23rd, 1972 at 72 years old in Rotterdam.
François Devries
Belgian footballer (1913-1972).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Antwerp.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 58 years old
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer