Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1972

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

Feb 26 On this day in history tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50  

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

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

Mar 01 On this day in history victor Babin, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 02 Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 05 On this day in history nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78  

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 in the year 1972.  

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 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 Maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73 in the year 1972.  

Mar 29 J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 Gabriel Heather, US news anchor, dies at 81 in the year 1972.  

Mar 31 Meena Kumari, Indian actress (b. 1932) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 15 Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 in the year 1972.  

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 in the year 1972.  

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

Apr 26 Margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62 in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02 Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

Jan 13 In the year 1972 birth of byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)