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In the year 1973
662 Notable deaths
Ernst Klodwig
Racecar driver (1903–1973).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Aschersleben.
Died April 15th, 1973 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Constantin Daicoviciu
Romanian historian of antiquity and archaeologist (1898-1973).
Born March 1st, 1898 in Constantin Daicoviciu.
Died May 27th, 1973 at 75 years old in Cluj-Napoca (myocardial infarction).
Tomoji Abe
Japanese novelist, social critic, humanist and translator.
Born June 26th, 1903 in Mimasaka.
Died April 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer).
Nasif Estéfano
Racing driver (1932-1973).
Born November 18th, 1932 in Concepción.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 40 years old in Aimogasta.
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973).
Born October 27th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
Catholic cardinal (1887–1973).
Born November 12th, 1887 in Oteiza.
Died May 7th, 1973 at 85 years old in Rome.
Alla Tarasova
Russian soviet actress (1898–1973).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Kyiv.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Panov
Russian chess player (1906–1973).
Born November 1st, 1906 in Kozelsk.
Died January 13th, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Boris Ioganson
Russian artist (1893-1973).
Born July 25th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died February 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Maurice René Fréchet
French mathematician (1878–1973).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Maligny. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1973 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám
Hungarian politician (1875-1973).
Born July 10th, 1875 in Debrecen.
Died July 25th, 1973 at 98 years old in Budapest.
Chetta Chevalier
Critical node in monsignor hugh o'flaherty's "rome escape line" network operating in the vatican during world war two.
Born April 2nd, 1901 in Sliema.
Died July 9th, 1973 at 72 years old in Malta.
Armando Segato
Italian footballer and manager (1930-1973).
Born May 3rd, 1930 in Vicenza.
Died February 19th, 1973 at 42 years old in Florence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ludwik Gintel
Polish footballer (1899-1973).
Born September 26th, 1899 in Kraków.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 73 years old in Tel Aviv.
Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel
Italian fencer (1888-1973).
Died June 1st, 1973 at 85 years old in Poirino. [ref]
Ahmed Fakhry
Egyptian egyptologist (1905–1973).
Born May 21st, 1905 in Faiyum Governorate. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1973 at 68 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jules Ladoumègue
Athletics competitor (1906-1973).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Bordeaux.
Died March 2nd, 1973 at 66 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
José Gorostiza
Mexican poet (1901–1973).
Born November 10th, 1901 in Villahermosa.
Died March 16th, 1973 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Rafael Israelyan
Armenian architect (1908–1973).
Born September 17th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died September 8th, 1973 at 64 years old in Yerevan.
Christine Lavant
Austrian writer (1915–1973).
Born July 4th, 1915 in Großedling.
Died June 7th, 1973 at 57 years old in Wolfsberg.
Haim Hazaz
Israeli novelist (1898-1973).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Sydorovychi. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Adolf Hoffmeister
Czechoslovakian writer (1902-1973).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1973 at 70 years old in Říčky, Říčky v Orlických horách. [ref]
Dick Tol
Dutch footballer (1934-1973).
Born August 21st, 1934 in Volendam.
Died December 13th, 1973 at 39 years old in Amsterdam.
Dawson Walker
Scottish footballer (1916-1973).
Born March 14th, 1916 in Dundee.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 57 years old
Jean Tissier
French actor (1896–1973).
Born April 1st, 1896 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 31st, 1973 at 76 years old in Granville (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 662
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel