What happened on 21 January 1972?

Discover what happened on 21 January 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

  • Elek Bakk
  • Horst Kullack
  • Josef Marxer (Liechtensteiner farmer, politician and judge (1889-1972))
  • Jiro Yoshihara (Japanese painter (1905-1972))
  • Ronald L. Moehlman (music conductor and composer (1907–1972))
  • Wilhelm Armbrecht (German politician (1898–1972))
  • Albert de Joode (Dutch journalist)
  • Nicolas Florine (Russian inventor (1891-1972))
  • Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (British politician (1893-1972))
  • Aleksandr Abramovich
  • Dick Loftus (American baseball player)
  • Gottfrid Fröderberg (Swedish politician (1887–1972))
  • James Hutchinson (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1895–1972))
  • Gerardo Valencia (Colombian theologian)
  • Stanisław Łapot
  • Hwang Jong-ryul (South Korean politician (1909-1972))
  • Eikichi Iso
  • Józef Trojok
  • Stanislav Kettner (Czech politician, agonomist and regional politician)
  • Georgi Bakŭrdzhiev (Bulgarian painter (1899-1972))
  • Pieter Kloppenburg (Dutch cyclist)
  • Yevgeny Alekseyev (botanist (1884-1972))
  • Gyula Horváth (Hungarian actor (1897–1972))
  • Jim Allen (Australian rules footballer (1912–1972))
  • Dorothy Rivers Turner (author)
  • Des Rowan (Australian rules footballer)
  • Ernst Bartl (German politician)
  • Herbert Thöny
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  • Francis Deák (born 1898; died 1972)
  • Annaik Le Leard
  • Aleksey Beryozkin (Soviet actor (1905-1972))
  • Manuel Paradas Farinós
  • Henri Martin (French Catholic priest)
  • Pierre Jaudon
  • Charles Grant of Cotes ((1903-1972))
  • Dorothy Revell Eardley-Wilmot ((1888-1972))
  • Zdeněk Kremlička (Czech painter)
  • Chester M. Fennell (American ornithologist)
  • John Lumpkin (American football coach and politician (1892-1972))
  • Józef Frankowski (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
  • Miroslav Polívka
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  • Jiro Yoshihara (Japanese painter (1905-1972))
  • Frederica Chase Dodd (American clubwoman)
  • Elek Bakk
  • Horst Kullack
  • Josef Marxer (Liechtensteiner farmer, politician and judge (1889-1972))
  • Ronald L. Moehlman (music conductor and composer (1907–1972))
  • Wilhelm Armbrecht (German politician (1898–1972))
  • Albert de Joode (Dutch journalist)
  • Nicolas Florine (Russian inventor (1891-1972))
  • Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (British politician (1893-1972))
  • Aleksandr Abramovich
  • Dick Loftus (American baseball player)
  • Gottfrid Fröderberg (Swedish politician (1887–1972))
  • James Hutchinson (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1895–1972))
  • Gerardo Valencia (Colombian theologian)
  • Stanisław Łapot
  • Hwang Jong-ryul (South Korean politician (1909-1972))
  • Eikichi Iso
  • Józef Trojok
  • Stanislav Kettner (Czech politician, agonomist and regional politician)
  • Georgi Bakŭrdzhiev (Bulgarian painter (1899-1972))
  • Pieter Kloppenburg (Dutch cyclist)
  • Yevgeny Alekseyev (botanist (1884-1972))
  • Gyula Horváth (Hungarian actor (1897–1972))
  • Jim Allen (Australian rules footballer (1912–1972))
  • Dorothy Rivers Turner (author)
  • Des Rowan (Australian rules footballer)
  • Ernst Bartl (German politician)
  • Herbert Thöny
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  • Francis Deák (born 1898; died 1972)
  • Annaik Le Leard
  • Aleksey Beryozkin (Soviet actor (1905-1972))
  • Manuel Paradas Farinós
  • Henri Martin (French Catholic priest)
  • Pierre Jaudon
  • Charles Grant of Cotes ((1903-1972))
  • Dorothy Revell Eardley-Wilmot ((1888-1972))
  • Zdeněk Kremlička (Czech painter)
  • Chester M. Fennell (American ornithologist)
  • John Lumpkin (American football coach and politician (1892-1972))
  • Józef Frankowski (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
  • Miroslav Polívka
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