List of Famous people who died in 1972

Brigadier Ernest John Montgomery

First Name Brigadier
Last Name Montgomery
Born on March 24, 1901
Died on October 10, 1972 (aged 71)
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Edward Stuart Augustus Baynes

First Name Edward
Last Name Baynes
Born on June 25, 1889
Died on January 1, 1972 (aged 82)
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Beryl Jessica Macdonald Wintle

First Name Beryl
Died on January 1, 1972 (aged 2)
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Leonard Wilson-Wright

First Name Leonard
Last Name Wilson-Wright
Born on March 31, 1891
Died on November 7, 1972 (aged 81)
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Gerard Heinz

First Name Gerard
Last Name Heinz
Born on January 2, 1904
Died on November 20, 1972 (aged 68)
Born in Germany

Gerard Heinz was a German actor.

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R. Sankar

First Name R.
Last Name Sankar
Born on April 30, 1909
Died on November 6, 1972 (aged 63)
Born in India

R. Sankar was the third Chief Minister of Kerala from 1962 to 1964. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of the State from 1960 to 1962. Sankar apart as a politician is known as a statesman, administrator, orator, educationist, writer and editor.

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Aphra Fetherstonhaugh

First Name Aphra
Died on January 15, 1972 (aged 2)
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Yoshitaka Katō

First Name Yoshitaka
Last Name Katō
Born on January 1, 1949
Died on January 4, 1972 (aged 23)
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Arthur Grant

First Name Arthur
Last Name Grant
Born on January 1, 1915
Died on January 1, 1972 (aged 57)

Arthur Grant B.S.C. (1915–1972) was a British cinematographer. He succeeded Jack Asher as regular Director of Photography for Hammer Film Productions. His films for Hammer included Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Phantom of the Opera (1962), The Plague of the Zombies (1966) and The Devil Rides Out (1968). His final film for the studio was Demons of the Mind in 1972.

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Sir Charles Richard Henry Wiggin, 3rd Bt.

First Name Sir
Born on March 21, 1885
Died on September 16, 1972 (aged 87)
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