In the year 1972
520 Notable deaths
Erhard Milch
German general; defendant in the milch trial (1892-1972).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died January 25th, 1972 at 79 years old in Wuppertal.
Gilbert Ray Hodges
United states marine; american baseball player.
Born April 4th, 1924 in Indiana.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 47 years old in West Palm Beach (myocardial infarction).
Reginald Owen
British actor (1887-1972).
Born August 5th, 1887 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1972 at 85 years old in Boise (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-coburgen and gothan and swedish royal.
Born January 18th, 1908 in Friedenstein Castle. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1972 at 64 years old in Stockholm (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Nigel Green
English actor (1924–1972).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Pretoria.
Died May 15th, 1972 at 47 years old in Brighton (drug overdose).
Watchman Nee
Chinese church leader (1903–1972).
Born November 4th, 1903 in Shantou.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Anhui.
James F. Byrnes
American politician.
Born May 2nd, 1882 in Charleston. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1972 at 89 years old in Columbia.
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
German politician and ss functionary (1899-1972).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Lębork. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1972 at 73 years old in Munich.
Mahendra of Nepal
King of nepal (1920-1972).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kathmandu.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Nyack. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 520
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman