Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1972

Feb 23 On this day in history michael Taube, composer, dies at 81  

Feb 26 In the year 1972 tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50  

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

Feb 28 On this day in history victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies  

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

Mar 02 On this day in history bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1972 manny Martindale, cricketer (10 Tests for WI, 34 wickets), dies  

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 J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate died in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1972.  

Apr 04 Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 in the year 1972.  

Apr 05 Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 15 In the year 1972 otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64  

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 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 In the year 1972 gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38  

May 01 On this day in history fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82  

May 02 Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69 in the year 1972.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history 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 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 02 Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1972 birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)