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 in History
26 events found for 1972
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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
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
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
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
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
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)