Famous Deaths Happened In 1972

Jan 01 Jane morgan: Actress (mrs margaret davis-our miss brooks),  

Jan 03 Frans masereel: Flem wwii resistance fighter (le soleil),  

Jan 04 Carl-olof anderberg: Composer,  

Jan 06 Chen yi: Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)  

Jan 07 Clarence passailaigue: Cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for jamaica),  

Jan 08 Kenneth patchen: Us writer (see you in the morning),  

Jan 09 Ted shawn: Us dancer,  

Jan 10 Al goodman: Russian/us orch leader (nbc comedy hour),  

Jan 12 Padraic colum: Irish poet/writer/founder (irish review),  

Jan 14 Frederik ix: [christiaan ffmkw], king of denmark (1947-72),  

Jan 15 Daisy ashford: English child writer (the young visiters) (b. 1881)  

Jan 16 David seville: Singer (alvin & chipmunks),  

Jan 17 Rochelle hudson: Actress (that's my boy),  

Jan 18 Rudolf wittelsbach: Composer,  

Jan 19 Michael rabin: American violinist (b. 1936)  

Jan 24 Jerome cowan: Actor (mr dithers-blondie),  

Jan 25 Erhard milch: German field marshal (b. 1892)  

Jan 27 Mahalia jackson: Gospel singer (he got the whole world),  

Jan 28 Adriaan b "jaap" wagemaker: Dutch sculptor,  

Jan 30 Karel boleslav jirak: Composer,  

Jan 31 Bir bikram shah deva mahendra: King of nepal (1955-72),  

Feb 02 Jessie royce landis: Actress (north by northwest),  

Feb 03 John litel: Actor (big boss, crime doctor, my buddy),  

Feb 05 Marianne moore: Us poetess (pulitzer 1951),  

Feb 06 Julian h steward: Us anthropologist (south american),  

Feb 08 Markos vamvakaris: Greek musician and songwriter (b. 1905)  

Feb 11 Jan wils: Architect (olympian stadium, amsterdam),  

Feb 14 Lambertus "bertus" van lyre: Composer/conductor (dike),  

Feb 15 Edgar p snow: Us author/journalist (battle for asia),  

Feb 17 Gavril nikolayevich popov: Composer,  

Feb 19 John grierson: Scottish documentary filmmaker (b. 1898)  

Feb 20 Herbert menges: Composer,  

Feb 21 Bronislava nijinska: Polish-russian ballet dancer (b. 1891)  

Feb 22 Walter sande: Actor (adventures of tugboat annie),  

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Jan 02 Jeff jackson: Us baseball outfielder (phila phillies)  

Jan 02 Lake dawson: Nfl wide receiver (kc chiefs)  

Jan 02 Mattias norstrom: Mora swe, nhl defenseman (team sweden, la kings)  

Jan 02 Christopher lennertz: American composer  

Jan 04 Mike mccoy: Wlaf quarterback (amsterdam admirals)  

Jan 04 James longley: American documentary filmmaker  

Jan 13 Bryon morris: Running back (baltimore ravens)  

Jan 13 Byron "bam" morris: Nfl running back (pitts steelers)