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In the year 1973
606 Notable deaths
Jacob Dori
Israeli military officer (1899-1973).
Born October 8th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died January 29th, 1973 at 73 years old in Haifa.
Károly Kerényi
Hungarian classical philologist (1897-1973).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Timișoara.
Died April 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Kilchberg.
Elsie Bowerman
British lawyer and suffragette.
Born December 18th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in Hailsham (myocardial infarction).
John Cranko
South african choreographer.
Born August 15th, 1927 in Rustenburg. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1973 at 45 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marc Allégret
French screenwriter and film director (1900-1973).
Born December 23rd, 1900 in Basel. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1973 at 72 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Marthe Bibesco
Romanian writer (1886-1973).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1973 at 87 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Masayuki Mori
Actor (1911–1973).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Sapporo.
Died October 7th, 1973 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu
Turkish minstrel and highly regarded poet.
Born October 25th, 1894 in Şarkışla.
Died March 21st, 1973 at 78 years old in Şarkışla (lung cancer).
Rafael Franco
President of paraguay (1896-1973).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Asunción.
Died September 16th, 1973 at 76 years old in Asunción.
Stanley Smith Stevens
American psychologist & scholar (1906-1973).
Born November 4th, 1906 in Ogden.
Died January 18th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vail.
Hermann Reinecke
German general (1888-1973).
Born February 14th, 1888 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Finnish chemist and professor (1895–1973).
Born January 15th, 1895 in Helsinki.
Died November 11th, 1973 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Salchak Toka
Tuvan politician (1901-1973).
Born December 15th, 1901 in Saryg-Sep.
Died May 11th, 1973 at 71 years old in Kyzyl.
Bernt Balchen
Aviation pioneer and united states army officer (1899-1973).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Tveit.
Died October 17th, 1973 at 73 years old in Mount Kisco (bone cancer).
Franz Rademacher
German diplomat and nazi government official.
Born February 20th, 1906 in Neustrelitz.
Died March 17th, 1973 at 67 years old in Bonn.
Adolf Strauss
German wehrmacht general.
Born September 6th, 1879 in Schermcke.
Died March 20th, 1973 at 93 years old in Lübeck.
Richard Titmuss
British sociologist (1907–1973).
Born October 16th, 1907.
Died April 6th, 1973 at 65 years old
Georges Bonnet
French politician (1889-1973).
Born July 22nd, 1889 in Bassillac.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Karel Ančerl
Czech conductor, composer and director conductor of czech philharmonic (1908–1973).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Tučapy. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Tim Buck
Canadian politician (1891-1973).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Beccles. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1973 at 82 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Jean Barraqué
French composer (1928-1973).
Born January 17th, 1928 in Puteaux.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 45 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Gabriel Voisin
French aviation pioneer (1880–1973).
Born February 5th, 1880 in Belleville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Ozenay. [ref]
Halikarnas Balıkçısı
Turkish writer (1886–1973).
Born April 17th, 1890 in Crete.
Died October 13th, 1973 at 83 years old in İzmir (bone cancer).
Hans Ritter von Seisser
German police chief (1874-1973).
Born December 9th, 1874 in Würzburg.
Died April 14th, 1973 at 98 years old in Munich.
Maggie Laubser
South african painter and printmaker (1886-1973).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Malmesbury.
Died May 17th, 1973 at 87 years old in Strand.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 606
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