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In the year 1973
606 Notable deaths
Bruce Lee
Hong kong–american martial artist and actor (1940–1973).
Born November 27th, 1940 in San Francisco Chinese Hospital. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1973 at 32 years old in Kowloon Tong (cerebral edema). [ref]
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the united states from 1963 to 1969.
Born August 27th, 1908 in Stonewall. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1973 at 64 years old in Stonewall (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).
Born October 25th, 1881 in Málaga. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1973 at 91 years old in Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins (heart failure, pulmonary edema). [ref]
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1973 at 81 years old in Bournemouth (bronchopneumonia, ulcer). [ref]
Alan Watts
British american author and lecturer (1915–1973).
Born January 6th, 1915 in Kent.
Died November 16th, 1973 at 58 years old in Mount Tamalpais.
Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter (1943–1973).
Born January 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia.
Died September 20th, 1973 at 30 years old in Natchitoches (aircraft crash).
Bobby Darin
American singer and actor (1936-1973).
Born May 14th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1973 at 37 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (surgical complications). [ref]
Dean Arnold Corll
American serial killer (1939–1973).
Born December 24th, 1939 in Fort Wayne.
Died August 8th, 1973 at 33 years old in Pasadena (gunshot wound, exsanguination).
Frank Costello
American mobster (1891–1973).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Cassano allo Ionio.
Died February 18th, 1973 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Fulgencio Batista
President of cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Banes.
Died August 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction).
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli politician, zionist leader, prime minister of israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Płońsk. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1973 at 87 years old in Jaffa, Ramat Gan (stroke). [ref]
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Parral. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Santiago (prostate cancer). [ref]
Gram Parsons
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 5th, 1946 in Winter Haven.
Died September 19th, 1973 at 26 years old in Joshua Tree (drug overdose).
John Ford
American film director (1894–1973).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth.
Died August 31st, 1973 at 79 years old in Palm Desert (stomach cancer).
Salvador Allende
28th president of chile (1908–1973).
Born June 26th, 1908 in Valparaíso.
Died September 11th, 1973 at 65 years old in Santiago.
Edward G. Robinson
Romanian-american actor (1893-1973).
Born December 12th, 1893 in Bucharest.
Died January 26th, 1973 at 79 years old in Hollywood (bladder cancer).
Noël Coward
English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer (1899–1973).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Teddington.
Died March 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Firefly Estate (myocardial infarction).
W. H. Auden
British-american poet (1907–1973).
Born February 21st, 1907 in York.
Died September 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Irene Ryan
Actress (1902–1973).
Born October 17th, 1902 in El Paso.
Died April 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Hans Albert Einstein
Swiss-american engineer and educator (1904-1973).
Died July 26th, 1973 at 69 years old in Woods Hole (heart failure). [ref]
Veronica Lake
American actress (1922–1973).
Born November 14th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died July 7th, 1973 at 50 years old in Burlington (hepatitis, kidney failure).
Betty Grable
American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973).
Born December 18th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died July 2nd, 1973 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Marjorie Merriweather Post
American businesswoman (1887–1973).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Springfield.
Died September 12th, 1973 at 86 years old in Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973).
Born November 24th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died June 10th, 1973 at 85 years old in Munich, Icking (stroke).
Henri Charrière
French convict and author (1906-1973).
Born November 16th, 1906 in Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Madrid (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran