Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1972

Feb 23 Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1972.  

Feb 26 Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914) died on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 01 In the year 1972 victor Babin, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 02 Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 in the year 1972.  

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

Mar 08 In the year 1972 death of erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899)  

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

Mar 13 Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (b. 1941) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 16 Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 in the year 1972.  

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

Mar 20 In the year 1972 aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51  

Mar 27 On this day in history maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73  

Mar 29 On this day in history death of j Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate  

Mar 30 Gabriel Heather, US news anchor, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 31 On this day in history 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 In the year 1972 ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 04 In the year 1972 adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63  

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

Apr 07 On this day in history death of "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party  

Apr 12 In the year 1972 c W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57  

Apr 15 Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82  

Apr 25 In the year 1972 george Sanders, actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65  

Apr 26 Margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59 in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

May 02 On this day in history hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1972 birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)  

Jan 02 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

Jan 04 In the year 1972 birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)  

Jan 04 James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born on this day in history.  

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