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In the year 1973
606 Notable deaths
Albert DeSalvo
American criminal and convicted rapist.
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Chelsea.
Died November 26th, 1973 at 42 years old in Walpole (stab wound). [ref]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician (1915–1973).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Cotton Plant.
Died October 9th, 1973 at 58 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
John Banner
Austrian actor (1910-1973).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1973 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Laurence Harvey
Lithuanian-born actor (1928-1973).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Joniškis.
Died November 25th, 1973 at 45 years old in London (cancer).
Robert Ryan
American actor (1909-1973).
Born November 11th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jack Hawkins
British film and stage actor (1910-1973).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Wood Green.
Died July 18th, 1973 at 62 years old in Chelsea (laryngeal cancer).
Wally Cox
American actor (1924-1973).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Detroit.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 49 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
American musician (1945–1973).
Born September 8th, 1945 in San Bruno.
Died March 8th, 1973 at 27 years old in Corte Madera (gastrointestinal bleeding).
Lon Chaney Jr.
American actor (1906–1974).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Oklahoma City.
Died July 12th, 1973 at 67 years old in San Clemente (liver cirrhosis).
Ludwig von Mises
Austrian-american economist (1881–1973).
Born September 29th, 1881 in Lviv.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 92 years old in New York City.
Alexandros Onassis
Greek businessman, son of aristotle onassis.
Born April 30th, 1948 in New York.
Died January 23rd, 1973 at 24 years old in Athens (aviation accident).
Pearl S. Buck
American writer (1892–1973).
Born June 26th, 1892 in Hillsboro. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1973 at 80 years old in Danby (lung cancer). [ref]
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (shortly called Peemoothram)
Indian polygamist (1879-1973).
Born September 17th, 1879 in Erode. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1973 at 94 years old in Vellore.
Sessue Hayakawa
Japanese actor (1889-1973).
Born June 10th, 1889 in Chiba. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 84 years old in Tokyo (thrombosis).
Leo Strauss
History of political philosophy scholar (1899-1973).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Kirchhain.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 74 years old in Annapolis.
Nancy Mitford
British writer.
Born November 28th, 1904 in 1 and 3, Graham Terrace Sw1. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1973 at 68 years old in Versailles (cancer).
Eddie Rickenbacker
United states army medal of honor recipient (1890–1973).
Born October 8th, 1890 in Columbus.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Henry Darger
Author, artist (1892-1973).
Born April 12th, 1892 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 81 years old in Chicago.
Emmy Göring
German actress, art collector (1893-1973).
Born March 24th, 1893 in Hamburg.
Died June 8th, 1973 at 80 years old in Munich.
M. S. Golwalkar
Second sarsanghchalak of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born February 19th, 1906 in Ramtek, Maharashtra.
Died June 5th, 1973 at 67 years old in Nagpur.
Gene Krupa
American drummer, composer, and bandleader (1909-1973).
Born January 15th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died October 16th, 1973 at 64 years old in Yonkers (leukemia).
James Beck
British actor (1929–1973).
Born February 21st, 1929 in Islington.
Died August 6th, 1973 at 44 years old in Roehampton (pancreatitis).
Balraj Sahni
Indian film and stage actor (1913-1973).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Rawalpindi. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1973 at 59 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Walter Ulbricht
Former leader of east germany, first secretary of the socialist unity party.
Born June 30th, 1893 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1973 at 80 years old in Groß Dölln (stroke). [ref]
Lex Barker
American actor (1919-1973).
Died May 11th, 1973 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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