In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Joi Lansing
American actress.
Born April 6th, 1928 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 44 years old in Santa Monica (breast cancer).
Berry Oakley
American bassist (1948-1972).
Born April 4th, 1948 in Chicago.
Died November 11th, 1972 at 24 years old in Macon (traffic collision).
Talal I of Jordan
King of jordan from 1951 to 1952.
Born February 26th, 1909 in Mecca.
Died July 8th, 1972 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Walter Jackson Freeman II
American neurologist (1895-1972).
Born November 14th, 1895 in Philadelphia.
Died May 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Lance Reventlow
Racecar driver and entrepreneur (1936-1972).
Born February 24th, 1936 in London.
Died July 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Aspen.
Louis Leakey
British archaeologist and naturalist.
Born August 7th, 1903 in Nairobi. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Brian Donlevy
American actor (1901-1972).
Born February 9th, 1901 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1972 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Said bin Taimur
Sultan of oman (1910-1972).
Born August 13th, 1910 in Muscat.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 62 years old in London.
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
British army officer and peer (1897-1972).
Born September 18th, 1897 in London.
Died March 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Louella Parsons
American gossip columnist and screenwriter (1881-1972).
Born August 6th, 1881 in Freeport.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 91 years old in Santa Monica (atherosclerosis).
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson