Discover what happened on 29 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
- Wilton Ferreira
- J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (British industrialist (1888–1972))
- Antonio Bevilacqua (Italian professional racing cyclist (1918–1972))
- Fritz Gräßler (German politician (1904-1972))
- János Örvös (Hungarian journalist (1898-1972))
- Joachim Goltz (German author and translator (1892-1972))
- Ilarion Ohienko (Ukrainian Orthodox cleric, linguist, church historian, and historian of Ukrainian culture (1882-1972))
- Ludvig Dam (Danish swimmer (1884-1972))
- Hal Roach, Jr. (American film and television producer (1918–1972))
- Reidar Magnus Aamo (Norwegian Parliament member (1898–1972))
- Carlo Ludovico Bompiani (Italian painter (1902-1972))
- Francis Bowes Sayre (American judge)
- Dennis J. Patrick O’Grady (American politician (1943-1972))
- Harold Sexton (anglican bishop)
- Mary Ward (English nurse to people of the canals (1884-1972))
- Antônio Marcos Pinto de Oliveira
- Lígia Maria Salgado Nóbrega
- Maria Regina Lobo Leite Figueiredo (Brazilian teacher (1938-1972))
- Parnaíba Paoliello
- Hajime Nagao (Japanese author (1915-1972))
- František Bílek (Czech doctor and zoologist (1885–1972))
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- Alexey Nemkov (Hero of the Soviet Union)
- Gaston le Pût (French weightlifter (1903-1972))
- Venancio Diego Carro
- Gyula-Frigyes Born
- Jacques Boitel (French historian)
- Walter Penn Taylor
- Björn Barkman
- Basil Ward (Irish cricketer (1889-1972))
- Alfred Joseph Karl Maria Prinz von und zu Liechtenstein ((1900-1972))
- Antonín Klatovský
- Margarete Hasting
- Ilona Kubásková (Czechoslovak actress (1905-1972))
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- Avio Betas (Italian politician)
- Saroj Kumar Roy Choudhury (Indian writer and journalist)
- Johanna Nieuwenhuis (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Homer D. Crotty (American lawyer, collector)
- William Stephen Shary (American architect, active in New York City)
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