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In the year 1973
606 Notable deaths
Allan Lane
Actor (1909-1973).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Mishawaka.
Died October 27th, 1973 at 64 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Paul Hartman
American actor and dancer (1904–1973).
Born March 1st, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Cleo Moore
American actress (1924–1973).
Born October 31st, 1924 in Baton Rouge.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 48 years old in Inglewood (myocardial infarction).
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
German diplomat and righteous among the nations (1904-1973).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died February 16th, 1973 at 68 years old in Bremen.
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
British anthropologist (1902–1973).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Crowborough.
Died September 11th, 1973 at 70 years old in Oxford.
George Sisler
American baseball player and coach (1893-1973).
Born March 24th, 1893 in Manchester.
Died March 26th, 1973 at 80 years old in Richmond Heights.
Ted de Corsia
American actor (1903-1973).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Brooklyn.
Died April 11th, 1973 at 69 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).
Nino Bravo
Spanish recording artist; singer (1944-1973).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Aielo de Malferit.
Died April 16th, 1973 at 28 years old in Villarrubio (car collision).
Douglas Kennedy
American supporting actor (1915-1973).
Born September 14th, 1915 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 1973 at 57 years old in Honolulu (cancer).
Dalip Singh Saund
Indian-born american politician (1899-1973).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Amritsar.
Died April 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Bill Everett
Comic book writer-artist.
Born May 18th, 1917 in Cambridge.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 55 years old in New York City.
Selman Abraham Waksman
American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered streptomycin and many antibiotics.
Born July 22nd, 1888 in Nova Priluka.
Died August 16th, 1973 at 85 years old in Woods Hole. [ref]
Sajjad Zaheer
Marxist writer and organiser.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Lucknow.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 67 years old in Almaty.
Harold B. Lee
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born March 28th, 1899 in Clifton. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1973 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Ragnar Frisch
Norwegian economist (1895–1973).
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Christiania.
Died January 31st, 1973 at 77 years old in Oslo (stroke).
Sidney Farber
American physician (1903-1973).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Buffalo.
Died March 30th, 1973 at 69 years old in Boston.
Amy Jacques Garvey
Jamaican journalist and political activist (1896–1973).
Born December 31st, 1895 in Kingston.
Died July 25th, 1973 at 77 years old in Kingston.
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
54th president of mexico.
Born December 30th, 1890 in Veracruz.
Died December 3rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Mexico City.
John Creasey
English writer (1908–1973).
Born September 17th, 1908 in Southfields.
Died June 9th, 1973 at 64 years old in Salisbury (myocardial infarction).
Robert Siodmak
German-born american film director (1900-1973).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Dresden. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1973 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Conrad Aiken
American novelist and poet.
Born August 5th, 1889 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1973 at 84 years old in Savannah, Brewster. [ref]
Walt Kelly
American cartoonist (1913-1973).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Jasper Maskelyne
British stage magician (1902–1973).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Wandsworth.
Died March 15th, 1973 at 70 years old in Nairobi.
Sun Fo
Chinese politician (1891-1973).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Zhongshan.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 81 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
Howard H. Aiken
Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind ibm's harvard mark i computer (1900-1973).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Hoboken.
Died March 14th, 1973 at 73 years old in St. Louis.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 606
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