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Dead at age 73

2,045 Notable deaths

Frans Geurtsen

Dutch footballer (1942-2015).

Born March 17th, 1942 in Utrecht.

Died December 12th, 2015 at 73 years old in Alkmaar. [ref]

Hermann Wislicenus

German painter (1825-1899).

Born September 20th, 1825 in Eisenach.

Died April 25th, 1899 at 73 years old in Goslar.

Louis Malvy

French politician (1875-1949).

Born December 1st, 1875 in Figeac.

Died June 10th, 1949 at 73 years old in Paris.

Antoine Cuissard

French footballer (1924-1997).

Born August 19th, 1924 in Saint-Étienne.

Died November 3rd, 1997 at 73 years old in Saint-Brieuc.

Kimmo Sasi

Finnish jurist and politician.

Born February 21st, 1952 in Tampere. [ref]

Died April 16th, 2025 at 73 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]

Émile Hamilius

Luxembourgish politician, footballer, and army officer (1897-1971).

Born May 16th, 1897 in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Died March 7th, 1971 at 73 years old in Luxembourg.

Klaus Katzur

East german swimmer (1943–2016).

Born August 26th, 1943 in Potsdam.

Died September 4th, 2016 at 73 years old in Riesa. [ref]

Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason

Icelandic politician, suffragist, schoolteacher and gymnast.

Born December 14th, 1867 in Thingeyri.

Died October 30th, 1941 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.

Pieter Harting

Dutch biologist (1812-1885).

Born February 27th, 1812 in Rotterdam.

Died December 3rd, 1885 at 73 years old in Amersfoort.

Ruud van Hemert

Dutch film- and tv-director (1938-2012).

Born October 29th, 1938 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2012 at 73 years old in Wapserveen (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Deaths 1521 to 1530 of 2045

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