In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Bruce Cabot
Actor (1904-1972).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Carlsbad.
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Miriam Hopkins
American actress (1902-1972).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Savannah. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Boyd
American actor (1895-1972).
Born June 5th, 1895 in Hendrysburg. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1972 at 77 years old in Laguna Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Marilyn Maxwell
American actress and singer.
Born August 3rd, 1921 in Clarinda. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1972 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Hausser
German ss commander in the waffen ss from 1933-1945 (1880-1972).
Born October 7th, 1880 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 92 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Max Fleischer
American animator, inventor, film director and producer (1883-1972).
Born July 19th, 1883 in Kraków.
Died September 11th, 1972 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899-1972).
Born June 11th, 1899 in Osaka. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1972 at 72 years old in Zushi. [ref]
Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.
American politician (1914-1972).
Born February 15th, 1914 in Harrison County.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 58 years old in Alaska (aviation accident).
Leo G. Carroll
English actor.
Born October 25th, 1892 in Northamptonshire. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1972 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia). [ref]
Jamini Roy
Indian artist (1887-1972).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Beliatore. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 480
No one here gets out alive. Jim Morrison