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In the year 1972
537 Notable deaths
Peter Marius Andersen
Danish footballer (1885-1972).
Born April 24th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Arnaldo Carli
Italian track cyclist, 1920 olympic gold team pursuit.
Born July 30th, 1901 in Milan.
Died September 14th, 1972 at 71 years old in Corsico.
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Russian journalist and poet (1913-1972).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Lutsk.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Henry Bailey
Sport shooter (1893-1972).
Born April 24th, 1893 in Colleton County.
Died November 1st, 1972 at 79 years old in Walterboro.
Mary Frizzell
Athletics competitor.
Born January 27th, 1913 in Nanaimo.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 59 years old in North Vancouver.
Isak Abrahamsen
Gymnast.
Born April 28th, 1891 in Bergen.
Died April 29th, 1972 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Joe Cottrill
British olympic runner (1888-1972).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Sheffield.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sheffield.
Bruno Boche
Field hockey player.
Born May 28th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 74 years old
Luís Alonso Pérez
Brazilian association football player (1922-1972).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Santos.
Died June 15th, 1972 at 50 years old in São Paulo.
Walter Schneiter
Swiss footballer (1923-1972).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Switzerland.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 49 years old in Switzerland.
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