Discover what happened on 15 July 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
- Giorgio Nataletti (Italian musicologist (1907–1972))
- Chaoqin Huang (Taiwanese politician)
- Hermann Dietsche (German politician (1884-1972))
- Martin Wight (English international relations scholar (1913–1972))
- William Williamson (U.S. Representative from South Dakota (1875-1972))
- Miklós Dudás (Hungarian Catholic priest (1902-1972))
- Alfons Hayduk (German journalist and author (1900-1972))
- Bert Janssens (Belgian television director)
- François Var (French politician)
- Lucius-Duquesnes Gustave (Guadeloupean politician (1893-1972))
- Duilio Salatin (Brazilian association football player (1906-1972))
- Aleksey Polevoy (Soviet actor (1921-1972))
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir)
- Heinie Benkert (American football player (1901-1972))
- Howie Jones (Major League Baseball player (1897–1972))
- Francisco González Gamarra (Peruvian artist, composer and writer (1890-1972))
- Thea Jensen (Norwegian midwife (1893–1972))
- Włodzimierz Kurec
- Frank Smyth (New Zealand rugby union player)
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- George Frederick Emanuel Hall (Australian road engineer (1891-1972))
- J.J. van Walsem
- Josef Matt (Austrian politician (1910-1972))
- Edda Gornitskay
- Roland D. Reed (American film producer (1894–1972))
- Fanny Dango (English actress (1878-1972))
- Eléna Michéew
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- Ervin Kereszthy (Hungarian rower)
- Anne Carlu (French painter)
- Q55103442 (Soviet writer (1931-1972))
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- Iiro Kaikko
- Marco Antonio García y Suárez
- H. Elaine Mobley (academic administrator)
- Tom Dearbergh (Peerage person ID=32760)
- Bertram Doig ((1905-1972))
- Mowgli Litten (German actress)
- Hans Jensen (German writer, 1886-1972)
- Heinz Michel
- Kurt Runge (German attorney (1898-1972))
- Asta, Gräfin Maltzan, Freiin zu Wartenberg und Penzlin (21 Feb 1904 Militsch – 15 Jul 1972 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt)
- Muriel Lindley Rankin ((died 1972))
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