October1972 Calendar
- Oct 1 Kurt Hiller, German writer, dies at 87
- Oct 4 Colin Gordon, British actor (The Pink Panther, Casino Royale), dies at 61
- Oct 5 Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist (originator of the concept of taphonomy) and author (Andromeda Nebula), dies at 64
- Oct 6 Cliff Hall [Robert Clifford Hall], American actor (At This Moment, Dutch Treat, Crime Photographer), dies at 78
- Oct 9 Dave Bancroft, American Baseball HOF shortstop (World Series 1921, 22 NY Giants) and manager (Boston Braves), dies at 81
- Oct 9 Giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter (Roman School), dies at 72
- Oct 9 Miriam Hopkins, actress (Carrie, Barbary Coast), dies at 69
- Oct 12 (Wilfred) "Billy" Williams, American pop singer ("I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter"), dies at 61
- Oct 14 Joseph Kaminski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 68
- Oct 16 (Thomas) Hale Boggs, American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1947-73), presumed killed in a plane crash at 58
- Oct 16 Leo G. Carroll, British actor (Topper; Strangers On A Train; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.), dies at 85
- Oct 17 George, Crown Prince of Serbia, eldest son of King Peter I, dies at 85
- Oct 17 Walter "Turk" Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), dies of a heart attack at 58
- Oct 18 Esma Cannon, Australian-born actress (Sailor Beware!), dies at 66
- Oct 18 Ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies
- Oct 20 Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86
- Oct 22 Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies at 82
Oct 24 American Baseball HOF second baseman (1st African-American MLB player Brooklyn Dodgers; 6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955; NL MVP 1949), dies from a heart attack at 53
- Oct 25 Johnny Mantz, American auto racer (Southern 500, 1950, first 500-mile race in NASCAR history), dies in a car accident at 54
- Oct 25 Norman Norell [Levinson], US fashion designer, dies at 72
Oct 26 Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, dies at 83
- Oct 27 Lew Parker [Austin Lewis Jacobs], American actor (Are You with It?, That Girl), dies from cancer at 64
- Oct 30 Alan Roth, American orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68
- Oct 30 Philip H. Frohman, American architect (Washington National Cathedral), dies at 84
- Oct 31 Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
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