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Dead at age 73

1,562 Notable deaths

Heidrun Hartmann

German botanist (1942-2016).

Born August 5th, 1942 in Kołobrzeg.

Died July 11th, 2016 at 73 years old in Hamburg.

Francis Burchell

British cricketer (1873-1947).

Born September 25th, 1873 in Bristol.

Died July 6th, 1947 at 73 years old in Worthing.

Kurt Helbig

German weightlifter (1901-1975).

Born July 28th, 1901 in Rödlitz.

Died January 30th, 1975 at 73 years old in Plauen.

Giovanni Gozzi

Olympic wrestler (1902–1976).

Born October 19th, 1902 in Milan.

Died August 11th, 1976 at 73 years old in Imperia.

Nils Skoglund

Diver.

Born August 15th, 1906 in Stockholm.

Died January 1st, 1980 at 73 years old in Stockholm.

Dieter Freise

Field hockey player.

Born February 18th, 1945 in Heidelberg.

Died April 5th, 2018 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.

Jan Pijnenburg

Dutch racing cyclist (1906–1979).

Born February 15th, 1906 in Tilburg.

Died December 2nd, 1979 at 73 years old in Tilburg.

Viktor Khokhryakov

Soviet actor and theatre directror.

Born July 26th, 1913 in Ufa.

Died September 20th, 1986 at 73 years old in Moscow.

William Cockburn

Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1975).

Born March 1st, 1902 in Toronto.

Died March 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Winnipeg.

Fernand Buyle

Belgian footballer (1918-1992).

Born March 3rd, 1918 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

Died January 22nd, 1992 at 73 years old [ref]

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