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In the year 1972
500 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.
Died October 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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 waffen ss general (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
British actor (1886–1972).
Born October 25th, 1886 in Northamptonshire.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 85 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Jamini Roy
Indian artist (1887-1972).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Beliatore. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius