In the year 1972
551 Notable deaths
Eric Green
Field hockey player (1878-1972).
Born August 8th, 1878 in Leatherhead.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 94 years old in Stanford Dingley.
Kalle Westerlund
Finnish wrestler (1897-1972).
Born September 22nd, 1897 in Helsinki.
Died February 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in Helsinki.
Per Bertilsson
Gymnast (1892–1972).
Born December 4th, 1892 in Hylte Municipality.
Died September 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Peder Marcussen
Danish gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Esbjerg.
Died December 16th, 1972 at 78 years old in Esbjerg.
Hans Haußmann
Field hockey player (1900-1972).
Born March 30th, 1900 in Heidelberg.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 72 years old in Heidelberg.
George Campbell
Canadian dentist and lacrosse player (1878–1972).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Orangeville.
Died November 4th, 1972 at 94 years old in Orangeville.
Harold Lane
British rower (1895-1972).
Born March 16th, 1895 in Edinburgh.
Died June 24th, 1972 at 77 years old in Kensington.
Konstantin Skryabin
Russian and soviet zoologist (1878-1972).
Born December 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 551
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte