Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1972

Feb 23 In the year 1972 michael Taube, composer, dies at 81  

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

Feb 27 Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914) died in the year 1972.  

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

Mar 01 Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 11 In the year 1972 fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65  

Mar 13 Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (b. 1941) died in the year 1972.  

Mar 15 In the year 1972 death of aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910)  

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

Mar 17 On this day in history manny Martindale, cricketer (10 Tests for WI, 34 wickets), dies  

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 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 in the year 1972.  

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 On this day in history 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 "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party died in the year 1972.  

Apr 12 In the year 1972 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 In the year 1972 yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72  

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

Apr 25 On this day in history 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 In the year 1972 kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62  

Apr 29 On this day in history death of ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup  

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

May 01 In the year 1972 fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82  

May 02 In the year 1972 hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69  

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Jan 02 In the year 1972 birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)  

Jan 02 Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)  

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

Jan 04 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born in the year 1972.  

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

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 in the year 1972.