In the year 1973
662 Notable deaths
James Anderson
Australian tennis player (1894–1973).
Born September 17th, 1895 in Enfield.
Died December 22nd, 1973 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Elmer Snowden
American musician (1900-1973).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 1973 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Osman Fuad Efendi
Ottoman noble (1895–1973).
Born February 24th, 1895 in Çırağan Palace.
Died May 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nice.
Gustaf Molander
Swedish film director (1888-1973).
Born November 18th, 1888 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1973 at 84 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Viriato Clemente da Cruz
Angolan poet and politician (1928–1973).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Porto Amboim.
Died June 13th, 1973 at 45 years old in Beijing.
Augusto De Marsanich
Italian politician (1893–1973).
Born April 13th, 1893 in Rome.
Died February 9th, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome.
Brigitte Reimann
German writer (1933–1973).
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 39 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
Giuseppe Becce
Italian composer (1877–1973).
Born February 2nd, 1877 in Lonigo.
Died October 5th, 1973 at 96 years old in Berlin.
Avraham Shlonsky
Israeli poet, translator and editor (1900-1973).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Kremenchuk.
Died May 18th, 1973 at 73 years old in Tel Aviv.
Walther Forstmann
German world war i u-boat commander.
Born March 9th, 1883 in Werden.
Died November 2nd, 1973 at 90 years old in Essen.
Alexey Lyapunov
Russian mathematician.
Born October 21st, 1911 in Moscow.
Died June 23rd, 1973 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Noël Roquevert
French actor (1892-1973).
Born December 18th, 1892 in Doué-la-Fontaine.
Died November 6th, 1973 at 80 years old in Douarnenez (myocardial infarction).
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
German conductor and composer (1900-1973).
Died May 28th, 1973 at 73 years old in Holm.
Harry Johnston
English footballer (1919–1973).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Manchester.
Died October 12th, 1973 at 54 years old in Manchester.
Henry Stallard
British athlete (1901–1973).
Born April 28th, 1901 in Leeds. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1973 at 72 years old in Hartfield. [ref]
Viktor de Kowa
German actor (1904-1973).
Born March 8th, 1904 in Przesieczany.
Died April 8th, 1973 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Hilda Geiringer
Austrian mathematician (1893–1973).
Born September 28th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died March 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara.
Clas Thunberg
Finnish speed skater (1893–1973).
Born April 5th, 1893 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Aron Gurwitsch
Lithuanian philosopher.
Born January 17th, 1901 in Vilnius.
Died June 25th, 1973 at 72 years old in Zurich.
Folke Rogard
Swedish lawyer and chess official (1899-1973).
Born July 6th, 1899 in Stockholm.
Died June 11th, 1973 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Timo K. Mukka
Finnish writer (1944-1973).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Bollnäs.
Died March 27th, 1973 at 28 years old in Rovaniemi.
Vasyl Velychkovsky
Ukrainian greek-catholic bishop and martyr (1903–1973).
Born June 1st, 1903 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died June 30th, 1973 at 70 years old in Winnipeg.
Archibald Vincent Arnold
United states army general (1889-1973).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Collinsville.
Died January 4th, 1973 at 83 years old in Southern Pines.
William Justin Kroll
Luxembourgian scientist (1889–1973).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died March 30th, 1973 at 83 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Zhang Shizhao
Chinese intellectual (1881 – 1973).
Born March 20th, 1881 in Changsha.
Died July 1st, 1973 at 92 years old in Hong Kong.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson