Dead at age 73

1,551 Notable deaths

Arthur Wynne

Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945).

Born June 22nd, 1871 in Liverpool.

Died January 14th, 1945 at 73 years old in Clearwater.

Branislav Nušić

Serbian writer.

Born October 20th, 1864 in Belgrade.

Died January 19th, 1938 at 73 years old in Belgrade.

Efim Geller

Soviet chess player (1925–1998).

Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.

Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Manuel Fernandes

Portuguese football player/manager (1951–2024).

Born June 5th, 1951 in Sarilhos Pequenos.

Died June 27th, 2024 at 73 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Arnold Genthe

American photographer (1869-1942).

Born January 8th, 1869 in Berlin.

Died August 9th, 1942 at 73 years old in New Milford.

Violetta Villas

Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011).

Born June 10th, 1938 in Heusy.

Died December 5th, 2011 at 73 years old in Lewin Kłodzki. [ref]

Félix Carvajal

Cuban marathon runner (1875–1949).

Born March 18th, 1875 in Havana. [ref]

Died January 27th, 1949 at 73 years old in Havana (stroke). [ref]

Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes

Royal navy officer (1872-1945).

Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab.

Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire.

Christian Krohg

Norwegian painter (1852-1925).

Born August 13th, 1852 in Vestre Aker. [ref]

Died October 16th, 1925 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Johan Ludvig Heiberg

Danish philologist and hellenist 1854-1928.

Born November 27th, 1854 in Aalborg.

Died January 4th, 1928 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.

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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci