Famous Deaths In 1972

Feb 23 Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 in the year 1972.  

Feb 27 On this day in history death of pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)  

Feb 28 In the year 1972 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies  

Mar 01 Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1972.  

Mar 02 On this day in history bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56  

Mar 05 Nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1972.  

Mar 08 Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 On this day in history death of tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (b. 1941)  

Mar 15 Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

Mar 16 On this day in history harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72  

Mar 17 Manny Martindale, cricketer (10 Tests for WI, 34 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 20 On this day in history aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51  

Mar 27 In the year 1972 maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73  

Mar 29 In the year 1972 death of j Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate  

Mar 30 In the year 1972 gabriel Heather, US news anchor, dies at 81  

Mar 31 In the year 1972 death of meena Kumari, Indian actress (b. 1932)  

Apr 02 Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 in the year 1972.  

Apr 03 Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1972.  

Apr 04 Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 in the year 1972.  

Apr 07 In the year 1972 death of "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party  

Apr 12 On this day in history c W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57  

Apr 15 On this day in history otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64  

Apr 16 Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 in the year 1972.  

Apr 19 Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Apr 25 George Sanders, actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65 in the year 1972.  

Apr 26 In the year 1972 margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59  

Apr 27 Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup died in the year 1972.  

Apr 30 In the year 1972 gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38  

May 01 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82 in the year 1972.  

May 02 Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)  

Jan 02 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)  

Jan 04 James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 13 In the year 1972 birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

Jan 13 Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born on this day in history.