Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1972

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1972. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

Dec. 1 Antonio Segni
Italian politician, 35th prime minister of italy (1955aeur”1957, 1959aeur”1960) and fourth president of italy from 1962 to 1964. he was the first sardinian to be elected prime minister of italy, adhering to the christian democratic party (italian democrazia cristiana aeur' dc).
Dec. 2 Yip Man
Chinese martial artist (born 1893)
Dec. 3 William Manuel Johnson
American bassist (b. 1872)
Dec. 9 Louella Parsons
American actress screenwriter and journalist (d.72).
Dec. 10 Mark Van Doren
American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894)
Dec. 11 Semjon I Kirsanov
Ukrainian poet (zolushka) dies at 66
Dec. 15 Herbert Eimert
German composer (glockenspiel) dies at the age of 75.
Dec. 15 Edward Earle
Actor charlie chan-meeting at midnight, dies at 90
Dec. 18 Neilia Hunter Biden
First wife of joe biden (b. 1942)
Dec. 19 Ahmet Emin Yalman
Turkish journalist, author, and academic (b. 1888)
Dec. 20 Adolfo Orsi
Italian businessman (b. 1888)
Dec. 21 Horace Mann Bond
President of lincoln university (pennsylvania), died at the age of 70.
Dec. 23 Andrei Tupolev
The tupolev company was founded by a russian engineer and designer (d. 1972).
Dec. 24 Gisela Richter
English-american archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)
Dec. 24 Melville Ruick
American actor (born 1898).
Dec. 24 Ernst Kreuder
Writer dies at 69
Dec. 26 Harry S. Truman
American colonel and politician, 33rd president of the united states (b. 1884)
Dec. 27 Lester Bowles Pearson
Nobel Prize laureate for his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis
Dec. 27 Lester Pearson
Canadian politician and prime minister, 1963-1968. his foreign policy was shaped by his time as canada's ambassador to washington from 1942 to 1946. pearson held the office of president of the general assembly of the u.n. 1952-1953 and minister of external affairs 1948-1957, among other positions. as secretary of state for extern affairs, he played an important role in the …
Dec. 27 Lester B Pearson (Liberal)
At 75 years old, the 14th canadian prime minister (nobel prize prize 1957), is killed.
Dec. 29 Joseph Cornell
Joseph Cornell was a pioneering American artist renowned for his intricate shadow boxes and surrealist assemblage art, which transformed everyday objects into poetic and dreamlike compositions.
Dec. 29 Fritz Behrend
Composer dies at 83
Dec. 31 Roberto Clemente
Legendary Puerto Rican baseball player and broadcaster, known for his exceptional skills and humanitarian work before his tragic death.
Dec. 31 Henry Gerber
German-american activist, founded the society for human rights (b. 1892)