Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1972

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 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

• Sept. 1 May Aufderheide

  Composer dies at 84

• Sept. 5 Alan Kippax

  Australian cricketer and businessman (b. 1897)

• Sept. 5 Josef Romano

  Israeli olympian, murdered

• Sept. 6 Ze'ev Friedman

  Polish-Israeli weightlifter who tragically died during the Munich Olympic Games massacre in 1972, one of the Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists.

• Sept. 6 Yossef Gutfreund

  Israeli wrestling coach tragically killed during the Munich Olympics terrorist attack in 1972.

• Sept. 6 Andre Spitzer

  Andre Spitzer was an Israeli fencing coach who tragically died during the Munich Olympics terrorist attack in 1972, where Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.

• Sept. 6 Luttif Afif

  Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945)

• Sept. 6 David Mark Berger

  American-israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)

• Sept. 6 Yakov Springer

  Polish-israeli wrestler and coach (b. 1921)

• Sept. 7 Dimitris Poulianos

  Greek painter and illustrator (b. 1899)

• Sept. 7 Jacques Pirenne

  Belgian historian dies at 81

• Sept. 11 Max Fleischer

  Austrian-american animator, producer (d. 1972).

• Sept. 12 William Boyd

  American actor and producer (d. 1972).

• Sept. 14 Kornelis Posthumus

  Scientist, who died at the age of 70

• Sept. 15 Ulvi Cemal Erkin

  Prominent Turkish classical music composer and music educator who significantly contributed to modern Turkish art music and music education in the 20th century.

• Sept. 15 Geoffrey Fisher

  Entrepreneur known for his innovative business strategies.

• Sept. 15 Baki Süha Ediboğlu

  Turkish poet and author (b. 1915)

• Sept. 17 Akim Tamiroff

  Actor (hotel paradisio lord jim), dies at 72

• Sept. 19 Robert Casadesus

  French composer and pianist of spanish descent

• Sept. 20 Pierre-Henri Simon

  Prominent French intellectual and literary figure who made significant contributions to literature and criticism. He was a versatile writer known for his essays, novels, and poetry, and received the prestigious Prix Eve Delacroix in 1963.

• Sept. 21 Henry de Montherlant

  French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (b. 1896)

• Sept. 22 Robert KJE Antonissen

  South african literature, dead at 53

• Sept. 26 Charles Correll

  American actor and screenwriter (b. 1890)

• Sept. 27 S. R. Ranganathan

  Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (b. 1892)

• Sept. 27 Rory Storm

  Hurricane's lead singer commits suicide.

• Sept. 28 Maurice Thiriet

  A versatile French composer known for his significant contributions to film and classical music during the mid-20th century.

• Sept. 29 Kathleen Clarke

  Irish politician and activist (b. 1878)