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In the year 1973
606 Notable deaths
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer.
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Merian C. Cooper
American aviator, actor, director and producer (1893-1973).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Jacksonville.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in San Diego (cancer).
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Kitzbühel.
Died October 12th, 1973 at 73 years old in Innsbruck.
Jacques Maritain
French philosopher (1882–1973).
Born November 18th, 1882 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 90 years old in Toulouse.
Clara Ward
American gospel singer (1924–1973).
Born April 21st, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1973 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Vandegrift
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient and commandant of the marine corps (1887–1973).
Born March 13th, 1887 in Charlottesville.
Died May 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Bethesda.
Milunka Savić
Serbian war heroine (1890–1973).
Born June 24th, 1890 in Koprivnica, Novi Pazar.
Died October 5th, 1973 at 83 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Robert Watson-Watt
Physicist (1892-1973).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Brechin.
Died December 5th, 1973 at 81 years old in Inverness.
Hans Kelsen
Austrian lawyer (1881–1973).
Born October 11th, 1881 in Prague.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
Hans Globke
German politician (1898-1973).
Born September 10th, 1898 in Düsseldorf.
Died February 13th, 1973 at 74 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Vaughn Monroe
American singer (1911–1973).
Born October 7th, 1911 in Akron.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 61 years old in Stuart.
Sidney Blackmer
American actor (1895-1973).
Born July 13th, 1895 in Salisbury. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1973 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Roger Williamson
British racing driver (1948–1973).
Born February 2nd, 1948 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Died July 29th, 1973 at 25 years old in Zandvoort (asphyxia).
Ben Webster
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Kansas City.
Died September 20th, 1973 at 64 years old in Amsterdam.
Michael O'Shea
American character actor (1906-1973).
Born March 17th, 1906 in Hartford.
Died December 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).
William Inge
American playwright and novelist (1913-1973).
Born May 3rd, 1913 in Independence. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1973 at 60 years old in Hollywood (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Robert Smithson
American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Passaic.
Died July 20th, 1973 at 35 years old in Amarillo (aviation accident).
Robert Armstrong
American actor (1890-1973).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Saginaw.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Elizabeth Bowen
Anglo-irish novelist and diarist.
Born June 7th, 1899 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Myrna Fahey
American actress (1933-1973).
Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Mantan Moreland
Actor (1902-1973).
Born September 3rd, 1902 in Monroe.
Died September 28th, 1973 at 71 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1973 at 76 years old in Memphis (stroke). [ref]
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926-1973).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Klagenfurt. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1973 at 47 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading christian existentialist (1889-1973).
Born December 7th, 1889 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1973 at 83 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gerard Kuiper
Netherlands-born american astronomer.
Born December 7th, 1905 in Tuitjenhorn. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1973 at 68 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr