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In the year 1972
536 Notable deaths
S. R. Ranganathan
Indian mathematician and librarian.
Born August 9th, 1892 in Sirkazhi. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1972 at 80 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Nyack.
Died December 29th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish-american rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972).
Born January 11th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 65 years old in New York City.
Clyde McPhatter
American singer (1932–1972).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Durham.
Died June 13th, 1972 at 40 years old in The Bronx (liver disease).
Paul Ricca
American mob boss (1897–1972).
Born November 14th, 1897 in Naples.
Died October 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in St. Luke's Hospital (myocardial infarction).
John Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972).
Born October 25th, 1914 in McAlester.
Died January 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Minneapolis (drowning).
Jessie Royce Landis
American actress (1896-1972).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 75 years old in Danbury (cancer).
Natalie Clifford Barney
Writer and salonist (1876-1972).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Dayton.
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
American psychologist and industrial engineer.
Born May 25th, 1878 in Oakland. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1972 at 93 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Karl Silberbauer
Austrian ss officer.
Born June 21st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 536
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