Discover what happened on 7 August 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
- Christian Hansen (German general and Knight’s Cross recipients (1885–1972))
- Artie Bell (Irish motorcycle road racer (1914–1972))
- Aspasia Manos (Wife of King Alexander, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1896-1972))
- Eddie Machen (American boxer (1932–1972))
- Joi Lansing (American actress (1928–1972))
- Zdzisław Jahnke (Polish musician (1895–1972))
- Antonio Giménez Escribano (Spanish actor and screenwriter (1902–1972))
- Jean Spiropoulos (Greek lawyer (1896-1972))
- Fritz Broistedt (German politician (1893-1972))
- Gerrit Willem van der Does (Dutch lawyer (1894–1972))
- Léon Despontin (Belgian bicycle racer (1888-1972))
- Tom Neal (American actor (1914–1972))
- Aldo Vitali
- Victor Buller Turner (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1900–1972))
- Aleksandr Less
- James Bowie (Scottish footballer (1888-1972))
- James Keller (American politician (1907–1972))
- Lennart Thorngren
- Rina Nikova (Israeli ballet dancer)
- Philip H. Frohman (American architect (1887-1972))
- Red Anderson (Professional baseball player and United States Navy personnel (1912–1972))
- Laerte Ramos
- Antoni Cwojdziński (Polish actor)
- Eric Bahne (Finnish teacher (1895-1972))
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- Helen Margaret Gilkey (American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972))
- Holbrook N. Todd (American film editor)
- Jeannette DePalma (U.S. unsolved case)
- Pavel Hajnóczy
- Cristino Tapia (Argentine singer)
- Mun’im Furat (Iraqi sculptor)
- Louis Prosper Durand (Roman Catholic bishop (1885-1972))
- Marietta Amstad
- Vsevolod Zhuravlev (Russian geologist)
- Patience Thompson ((died 1972))
- Grace Durning Holt ((1898-1972))
- Wolfgang Ebert
- Miquel Urgell Calatayud (Spanish association football player)
- Gabriel Thierry (French resistance fighter and politician)
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- Christian Hansen (German general and Knight’s Cross recipients (1885–1972))
- Artie Bell (Irish motorcycle road racer (1914–1972))
- Aspasia Manos (Wife of King Alexander, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1896-1972))
- Eddie Machen (American boxer (1932–1972))
- Joi Lansing (American actress (1928–1972))
- Zdzisław Jahnke (Polish musician (1895–1972))
- Antonio Giménez Escribano (Spanish actor and screenwriter (1902–1972))
- Jean Spiropoulos (Greek lawyer (1896-1972))
- Fritz Broistedt (German politician (1893-1972))
- Gerrit Willem van der Does (Dutch lawyer (1894–1972))
- Léon Despontin (Belgian bicycle racer (1888-1972))
- Tom Neal (American actor (1914–1972))
- Aldo Vitali
- Victor Buller Turner (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1900–1972))
- Aleksandr Less
- James Bowie (Scottish footballer (1888-1972))
- James Keller (American politician (1907–1972))
- Lennart Thorngren
- Rina Nikova (Israeli ballet dancer)
- Philip H. Frohman (American architect (1887-1972))
- Red Anderson (Professional baseball player and United States Navy personnel (1912–1972))
- Laerte Ramos
- Antoni Cwojdziński (Polish actor)
- Eric Bahne (Finnish teacher (1895-1972))
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- Helen Margaret Gilkey (American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972))
- Holbrook N. Todd (American film editor)
- Jeannette DePalma (U.S. unsolved case)
- Pavel Hajnóczy
- Cristino Tapia (Argentine singer)
- Mun’im Furat (Iraqi sculptor)
- Louis Prosper Durand (Roman Catholic bishop (1885-1972))
- Marietta Amstad
- Vsevolod Zhuravlev (Russian geologist)
- Patience Thompson ((died 1972))
- Grace Durning Holt ((1898-1972))
- Wolfgang Ebert
- Miquel Urgell Calatayud (Spanish association football player)
- Gabriel Thierry (French resistance fighter and politician)
- Pak In Bok
- Adolf Trník
- Franklin Gessford Ebaugh (American neurologist)