Dead at age 73

1,546 Notable deaths

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939).

Born March 13th, 1865 in Sandymount. [ref]

Died January 28th, 1939 at 73 years old in Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. [ref]

Peter Green

British blues rock guitarist (1946–2020).

Born October 29th, 1946 in London.

Died July 25th, 2020 at 73 years old in Canvey Island. [ref]

Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist and pharmacologist.

Born August 6th, 1881 in Lochfield. [ref]

Died March 11th, 1955 at 73 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Yizhak Rabin

Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995).

Born March 1st, 1922 in Jerusalem. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Tel-Aviv (gunshot wound). [ref]

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961).

Born August 12th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).

Cole Porter

American composer and songwriter (1891–1964).

Born June 9th, 1891 in Peru.

Died October 15th, 1964 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure). [ref]

Bela Lugosi

Hungarian-american actor (1882–1956).

Born October 20th, 1882 in Lugoj.

Died August 16th, 1956 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Agnes Moorehead

American actress (1900–1974).

Born December 6th, 1900 in Clinton.

Died April 30th, 1974 at 73 years old in Rochester (uterine cancer).

Jimmy Snuka

Fijian professional wrestler (1943-2017).

Born May 18th, 1943 in Fiji.

Died January 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Pompano Beach (stomach cancer). [ref]

Issei Sagawa

Japanese murderer.

Born April 26th, 1949 in Kōbe.

Died November 24th, 2022 at 73 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)