Editing 1972 (section)

===October===
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* [[October 1]] – [[Louis Leakey]], British paleontologist (b. [[1903]])<ref>{{cite book|title=New Scientist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=167YFAML_o4C&pg=PA573|date=September 8, 1977|publisher=Reed Business Information|pages=573}}</ref> 
* [[October 5]] – [[Ivan Yefremov]], Soviet paleontologist and science fiction author (b. [[1908]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Christy G. Turner II|author2=Nicolai D. Ovodov|author3=Olga V. Pavlova|title=Animal Teeth and Human Tools: A Taphonomic Odyssey in Ice Age Siberia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8U5CAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA27|date=July 11, 2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-06765-3|pages=27}}</ref>
* [[October 8]] – [[Prescott Bush]], American banker and politician (b. [[1895]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Prescott-Bush|title=Prescott S. Bush &#124; Biography, Family Tree, & Facts &#124; Britannica|website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[October 9]] – [[Miriam Hopkins]], American actress (b. [[1902]])
* [[October 10]] – [[Kenneth Edgeworth]], Irish army officer, economist and astronomer (b. [[1880]])<ref>{{cite book|title=The Irish Astronomical Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDtBAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Irish Astronomical Society|page=3}}</ref>
* [[October 16]] – [[Leo G. Carroll]], English actor (b. [[1886]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ellenberger|first=Allan R.|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2001|isbn=9780786409839|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ|page=103|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|title=Mass Slated Today for Actor Leo G. Carroll|work=Valley News|date=October 19, 1972|page=35}}</ref>
* [[October 17]] – [[George, Crown Prince of Serbia]] (b. [[1887]])
* [[October 20]] – [[Harlow Shapley]], American astronomer (b. [[1885]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Dr. Harlow Shapley Dies at 86. Dean of American Astronomers. Dr. Harlow Shapley, Dean of American Astronomers, Dies at 86|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/21/archives/dr-harlow-shapley-dies-at-86-dean-of-american-astronomers-dr-harlow.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 21, 1972|access-date=2014-01-15}}</ref>
* [[October 24]]
** [[Jackie Robinson]], African-American baseball player (b. [[1919]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0131.html|title=Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies|last=Anderson|first=Dave|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 27, 2009|date=October 25, 1972}}</ref> 
** [[Claire Windsor]], American actress (b. [[1892]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/25/archives/claire-windsor-actress-74-dead-blonde-star-of-the-silent-screen-for.html|title=Claire Windsor, actress, 74, dead|date=October 25, 1972|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
* [[October 26]] – [[Igor Sikorsky]], Soviet aviation engineer (b. [[1889]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/pdf/news%202013/April%202013%202.pdf|title=Igor Sikorsky Was a Reflection of His Heritage and Experiences in Life|last=Jacobson|first=Lee|date=April 2013|work=Sikorsky Archives News|publisher=Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives|access-date=October 12, 2021|page=3}}</ref>
* [[October 27]] – [[Katherine Oppenheimer]], American biologist (b. [[1910]])
* [[October 28]] – [[Mitchell Leisen]], American film director (b. [[1898]])