Dead at age 73

1,561 Notable deaths

Anatoliy Yulin

Olympic athlete (1929–2002).

Born March 9th, 1929.

Died August 29th, 2002 at 73 years old in Minsk.

Isaac Thomas Thornycroft

British motorboat racer (1881–1955).

Born November 22nd, 1881 in Basingstoke. [ref]

Died June 6th, 1955 at 73 years old in Basingstoke. [ref]

Volger Andersson

Cross-country skier (1896-1969).

Born January 19th, 1896 in Sundsvall Municipality.

Died October 6th, 1969 at 73 years old in Sundsvall Municipality.

Taisto Kangasniemi

Olympic wrestler (1924-1997).

Born April 2nd, 1924 in Kankaanpää.

Died October 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Kangasala.

Henry Kaltenbrunn

Cyclist (1897-1971).

Born May 15th, 1897 in Vryburg.

Died February 15th, 1971 at 73 years old in Benoni.

Rudolf Degermark

Gymnast.

Born July 19th, 1886 in Piteå.

Died May 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Stockholm.

Xaver Affentranger

Ski jumper and nordic combined skier.

Born December 1st, 1897 in Switzerland.

Died January 9th, 1971 at 73 years old [ref]

J. B. van Heutsz

Dutch general (1851–1924).

Born February 3rd, 1851 in Coevorden.

Died July 11th, 1924 at 73 years old in Montreux.

Joachim Pirsch

German rower (1914–1988).

Born October 26th, 1914.

Died August 25th, 1988 at 73 years old

Alfred Engelsen

Gymnast (1893-1966).

Born January 16th, 1893 in Bergen.

Died September 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Tvedestrand Municipality.

Deaths 1491 to 1500 of 1561

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