In the year 1972
480 Notable deaths
Clyde McPhatter
American singer (1932–1972).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Durham. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1972 at 39 years old in The Bronx (liver disease). [ref]
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.
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]
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
British conservative politician (1893–1972).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Hatfield House.
Died February 23rd, 1972 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Nick Begich
American politician (1932-1972).
Born April 6th, 1932 in Eveleth.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 40 years old in Alaska (aircraft crash).
Jessie Royce Landis
Actress (1896-1972).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 75 years old in Danbury (cancer).
John Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972).
Born October 25th, 1914 in McAlester. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Minneapolis (drowning). [ref]
Karl Silberbauer
Austrian ss officer.
Born June 21st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Natalie Clifford Barney
Writer and salonist (1876-1972).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Dayton. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Akim Tamiroff
Russian-american movie actor (1899-1972).
Born October 29th, 1899 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1972 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 480
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner