What happened on 12 May 1972?

Discover what happened on 12 May 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

  • Alojz Hofbauer
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  • Rudolf Hiller
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  • Hisayoshi Muramatsu (Japanese politician)
  • Hermann Roloff
  • Mykola Voi͡akovsʹkyĭ
  • Andor Borbély (Hungarian teacher, cartographer (1896-1972))
  • Isamu Kusama (Japanese civil engineer)
  • Agnes Elizabeth Hamilton ((died 1972))
  • Dorothy Winifred Assheton ((1899-1972))
  • Horace Balfour Davey ((1894-1972))
  • Phoebe Sylvia Wedgwood (Peerage person ID=606358)
  • Josef Čermák
  • Joseph Schreiber
  • Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez (Luiseño painter)
  • Antony Bukovetsky (Soviet economist)
  • Shirō Kayama (Japanese painter)
  • Aleksander Zabłocki (major of the Polish Army)
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  • Jan Chladil
  • Hisayoshi Muramatsu (Japanese politician)
  • Hermann Roloff
  • Mykola Voi͡akovsʹkyĭ
  • Andor Borbély (Hungarian teacher, cartographer (1896-1972))
  • Isamu Kusama (Japanese civil engineer)
  • Agnes Elizabeth Hamilton ((died 1972))
  • Dorothy Winifred Assheton ((1899-1972))
  • Horace Balfour Davey ((1894-1972))
  • Phoebe Sylvia Wedgwood (Peerage person ID=606358)
  • Josef Čermák
  • Joseph Schreiber
  • Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez (Luiseño painter)
  • Antony Bukovetsky (Soviet economist)
  • Shirō Kayama (Japanese painter)
  • Aleksander Zabłocki (major of the Polish Army)
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