In the year 1973
662 Notable deaths
Harry Edward
Athletics competitor (1898–1973).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 75 years old in Augsburg.
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician (1897–1973).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease).
Vsevolod Kochetov
Soviet writer (1912–1973).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died November 4th, 1973 at 61 years old in Peredelkino.
Max Brauer
German politician (1887-1973).
Born September 3rd, 1887 in Ottensen.
Died February 2nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Maurice Dekobra
French writer (1885–1973).
Born May 26th, 1885 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1973 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Damian (Kokoneshi)
Albanian bishop.
Born October 26th, 1886 in Llëngë.
Died October 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Pogradec.
Robert Cushman Murphy
American ornithologist and museum curator (1887–1973).
Born April 29th, 1887 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1973 at 85 years old in Stony Brook. [ref]
Averky Aristov
Soviet diplomat (1903-1973).
Born November 4th, 1903 in Krasnyy Yar.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Konstantin Vershinin
Commander of the soviet air force (1900-1973).
Died December 30th, 1973 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Vera Panova
Soviet writer, playwright, journalist, screenwriter (1905–1973).
Born March 20th, 1905 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died March 3rd, 1973 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Konstantinos Dovas
Greek politician (1898-1973).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Konitsa.
Died July 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Athens.
Willy Birgel
German actor (1891-1973).
Born September 19th, 1891 in Cologne.
Died December 29th, 1973 at 82 years old in Dübendorf.
Olga Grey
Actress (1896-1973).
Born November 10th, 1896 in New York City.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Vivian Watkins
American politician.
Born December 18th, 1886 in Midway.
Died September 1st, 1973 at 86 years old in Orem.
Andrei Abrikosov
Soviet actor (1906-1973).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Simferopol.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Hans Schlemmer
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893-1973).
Born January 18th, 1893 in Nesselwang.
Died June 26th, 1973 at 80 years old in Bad Kreuznach. [ref]
William Benton
American politician (1900–1973).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1973 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hellmuth Kneser
German mathematician (1898–1973).
Born April 16th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died August 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Sergio Tofano
Italian actor (1886-1973).
Born August 20th, 1886 in Rome.
Died October 28th, 1973 at 87 years old in Rome.
D. M. S. Watson
British paleontologist (1886–1973).
Born June 18th, 1886 in Broughton.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 87 years old in London.
Bu Wancang
Chinese film director (1903-1974).
Born August 23rd, 1903 in Tianchang. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1973 at 70 years old in British Hong Kong. [ref]
Ivar Asbjørn Følling
Norwegian scientist.
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Steinkjer Municipality.
Died January 24th, 1973 at 84 years old
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
Prime minister of greece (1890-1973).
Born December 26th, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died July 26th, 1973 at 82 years old in Athens.
Marian Kukiel
Polish general, historian, social and political activist (1885-1973).
Born May 15th, 1885 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.
Died August 15th, 1973 at 88 years old in London.
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc
Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer (1900–1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Graz.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Deaths 426 to 450 of 662
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir