1972 in History

1972

Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)

Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)

1972

Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (born 1894)

Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (born 1894)

1972

Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (born 1892)

Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (born 1892)

1972

George Sanders, English actor (born 1906)

George Sanders, English actor (born 1906)

1972

Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (born 1909)

Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (born 1909)

1972

Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (born 1934)

Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (born 1934)

1972

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Kenneth Bailey, Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (born 1898)

Kenneth Bailey, Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (born 1898)

1972

Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (born 1883)

Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (born 1883)

1972

Bruce Cabot, American actor (born 1904)

Bruce Cabot, American actor (born 1904)

1972

Father Chrysanthus, Dutch arachnologist (born 1905)

Father Chrysanthus, Dutch arachnologist (born 1905)

1972

Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)

Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)

1972

Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (born 1880)

Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (born 1880)

1972

Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (born 1921)

Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (born 1921)

1972

Dan Blocker, American actor (born 1928)

Dan Blocker, American actor (born 1928)

1972

Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (born 1904)

Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (born 1904)

1972

Margaret Rutherford, English actress (born 1892)

Margaret Rutherford, English actress (born 1892)

1972

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (born 1894)

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (born 1894)

1972

Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (born 1902)

Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (born 1902)

1972

Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (born 1878)

Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (born 1878)