List of Famous people who died in 1972

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Clara Helena Strutt

First Name Clara

Last Name Strutt

Born on March 25, 1888

Died on January 1, 1972 (aged 83)

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Hans Schmidt

First Name Hans

Last Name Schmidt

Died on June 18, 1972 (aged 2)

Born in Switzerland, Basel-Stadt

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Serge Deyglun

First Name Serge

Last Name Deyglun

Born on December 18, 1929

Died on August 19, 1972 (aged 42)

Born in Canada, Quebec

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Gale Bruno van Albada

First Name Gale

Last Name Albada

Born on March 28, 1912

Died on December 18, 1972 (aged 60)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Holland

Gale Bruno van Albada was a Dutch astronomer, known for his orbital observations of binary stars and studies on the evolution of galaxy clusters.

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Hilary Marquand

First Name Hilary

Born on December 24, 1901

Died on November 6, 1972 (aged 70)

Born in United Kingdom, Wales

Hilary Adair Marquand, was a British economist and Labour Party politician.

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Patience Thompson

First Name Patience

Died on August 7, 1972 (aged 2)

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Arthur Osmaston

First Name Arthur

Last Name Osmaston

Born on March 4, 1885

Died on June 30, 1972 (aged 87)

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Alfred Haase

First Name Alfred

Born on May 12, 1903

Died on March 5, 1972 (aged 68)

Born in Germany, Thuringia

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Anthony Roger Pelly

First Name Anthony

Last Name Pelly

Born on March 2, 1915

Died on June 8, 1972 (aged 57)

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Fredric Brown

First Name Fredric

Born on October 29, 1906

Died on March 11, 1972 (aged 65)

Born in United States of America, Ohio

Fredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer. He is known for his use of humor and for his mastery of the "short short" form—stories of 1 to 3 pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. Humor and a somewhat postmodern outlook carried over into his novels as well. One of his stories, "Arena", is officially credited for an adaptation as an episode of the American television series Star Trek.

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