Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1972
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 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
- July 2 Joseph Fielding Smith
American religious leader, 10th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1876)
- July 2 Joseph F Smith Jr
At 95, the leader us mormon chuch dies
- July 3 Mississippi Fred McDowell
Jazz musician, who dies at 68
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July 6 Brandon De WildeActor jamie (jamie) dies in a car accident at the age of 30
- July 6 Sam de Grasse
Dies at 97
- July 7 Athenagoras
Patriarch of constantinople (born 1886)
- July 7 King Talal
Jordan (born in 1909)
- July 8 Ghassan Kanafani
Palestinian writer and politician (b. 1936)
- July 9 Robert Weede
American opera singer active in the mid-20th century with notable performances.
- July 10 Lovie Austin
American musician and bandleader, pianist (d. 1972).
- July 16 Giorgio Nataletti
Composer dies at 65
- July 16 Max Zehnder
Composer dies at age 70
- July 21 Ralph Craig
American sprinter and sailor (b. 1889)
- July 21 Jigme Dori Wangchuck
The king of bhutan dies.
- July 22 Hugo Kauder
Composer dies at 84
- July 22 Pavel Borkovek
Composer dies at 78
- July 23 Esther Applin
American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1895)
- July 24 Bobby Ramirez
White trash drummer, killed in a bar brawl at 23.
- July 28 Charu Majumdar
Indian leader (born 1918).
- July 31 Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgian politician, 40th prime minister of belgium, 1st president of the united nations general assembly (b. 1899)
