Dead at age 73
1,548 Notable deaths
Atos Wirtanen
Finnish politician (1906-1979).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Saltvik.
Died March 10th, 1979 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Goodwin Knight
31st governor of california (1896–1970).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Provo.
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 73 years old in Inglewood.
Simon Guggenheim
American businessman and politician (1867–1941).
Born December 30th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died November 2nd, 1941 at 73 years old in New York City.
Ned Sparks
Actor (1883-1957).
Born November 19th, 1883 in Guelph.
Died April 3rd, 1957 at 73 years old in Victorville.
Max Theiler
South african-american virologist and doctor.
Born January 30th, 1899 in Pretoria.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 73 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Lakshman Kadirgamar
Sri lankan politician (1932-2005).
Born April 12th, 1932 in Colombo.
Died August 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Joan Woodbury
American actress (1915-1989).
Born December 17th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 73 years old in Desert Hot Springs (disease).
Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Shlomo Argov
Israeli diplomat (1929–2003).
Born December 14th, 1929 in Jerusalem.
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Mary Ann Shaffer
United states writer, editor and bookshop worker (1934–2008).
Born December 13th, 1934 in Martinsburg.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in San Anselmo.
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather