Discover what happened on 8 March 1972 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Theodor Meyer (German physicist (1882–1972))
- Väinö Leskinen (Finnish politician and swimmer (1917-1972))
- Robert Dinesen (Danish film director (1874-1972))
- Erich Küchler (German cinematographer (1912-1972))
- Ernst Langheinz (German actor)
- Florian Vetsch (Swiss politician (1921-1972))
- Hellmuth Bieneck (German officer (1887–1972))
- Willi Schmidt
- Hans Insenhöfer (German politician (1907-1972))
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- Donald Victor Darwin (Australian civil engineer (1896–1972))
- Ernie Callaghan (English footballer (1910-1972))
- Yüksel Menderes (Turkish politician)
- K. Venkataswami Naidu (Indian politician (1896-1972))
- Linton Lomas Barrett (American Hispanist and translator of Romance languages)
- Mell G. Underwood (United States federal judge (1892-1972))
- Tarun Bose (Indian actor (1928–1972))
- Tommy Smalls (Influential disk jockey who was brought down during the payola scandals of the late 1950s. (1926–1972))
- Alexandru Ciucă (Romanian physician)
- John Curtis (English cricketer for Leicestershire (1887-1972))
- Barbara von Treskow (German journalist and author (1895-1972))
- Donald Bannerman Macleod (New Zealand academic molecular physicist (1887–1972))
- Arnold Freeman (English educator, anthroposophist (1886-1972))
- Hovhanes Chaltikyan
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- Carlos Luis Geromini
- Agneta Geijer
- Mrinalini Sen (Bengali writer)
- Eduardo Pallares Portillo
- José Maria Braga (entomologist)
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- Olavi Marttiini (Finnish composer and conductor)
- Luís Alberto Andrade de Sá e Benevides
- Míriam Lopes Verbena (Brazilian teacher)
- Josef Říha