Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1972

Sep 26 Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin & the Colonel), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 On this day in history death of rory Storm, lead singer (Rory Storm & Hurricane), commits suicide  

Sep 28 Maurice Thiriet, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Oct 01 On this day in history kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87  

Oct 04 Colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Oct 14 Joseph Kaminski, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1972.  

Oct 16 Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Oct 17 In the year 1972 death of turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)  

Oct 18 Ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 20 Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 in the year 1972.  

Oct 22 In the year 1972 kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies  

Oct 24 Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Oct 25 Norman Norell [Levinson], US fashion designer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Oct 26 On this day in history igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aviation pioneer and helicopter builder, dies at 83  

Oct 27 On this day in history lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65  

Oct 30 On this day in history alan Roth, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68  

Oct 31 Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) died on this day in history.  

Nov 01 In the year 1972 ezra Loomis Pound, US poet (Throne), dies at 87  

Nov 05 Reginald Owen, actor (Above Suspicion, Love on the Run), dies at 85 in the year 1972.  

Nov 06 On this day in history death of billy Murcia, rocker (New York Dolls), chokes to death at 21  

Nov 07 On this day in history tod Andrews, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage), dies at 51  

Nov 10 In the year 1972 charlie Hallows, cricketer (1000 runs-May 1928, 2 Tests for Eng), dies  

Nov 11 In the year 1972 berry Oakley, US rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24  

Nov 12 Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92 in the year 1972.  

Nov 14 In the year 1972 martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies  

Nov 16 In the year 1972 andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87  

Nov 18 In the year 1972 danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose  

Nov 23 On this day in history marie Wilson, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 56  

Nov 24 Hall Overton, US composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Nov 25 In the year 1972 hans H B Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79  

Nov 28 On this day in history gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer, dies at 91  

Nov 29 Carl Stalling, American composer (b. 1888) died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1972 hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Kubiniana, Requiem), dies at 71  

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

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