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Dead at age 73
2,042 Notable deaths
Mildred Burke
American professional wrestler (1915-1989).
Born August 5th, 1915 in Coffeyville.
Died February 14th, 1989 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Adolphe Menjou
American actor (1890–1963).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 29th, 1963 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (hepatitis).
Henry Ward Beecher
American clergyman and activist (1813–1887).
Born June 24th, 1813 in Litchfield. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1887 at 73 years old in Brooklyn (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher (1924–1998).
Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles.
Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).
Night Train Lane
American football player (1927-2002).
Born April 16th, 1928 in Austin.
Died January 29th, 2002 at 73 years old in Austin.
Omar Bongo
Gabonese politician (1935–2009).
Born December 30th, 1935 in Bongoville.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 73 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction, small intestine cancer). [ref]
Hudson Taylor
British protestant missionary in china.
Born May 21st, 1832 in Barnsley.
Died June 3rd, 1905 at 73 years old in Changsha.
Josemaría Escrivá
Spanish priest, writer and catholic saint.
Born January 9th, 1902 in Barbastro city.
Died June 26th, 1975 at 73 years old in Rome (disease).
Omar al-Mukhtar
Leader of the senussi resistance against the italian fascist occupation (1858–1931).
Born August 20th, 1858 in Cyrenaica. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1931 at 73 years old in Libya (hanging to death).
James Bedford
American psychologist (1893-1967).
Born April 20th, 1893.
Died January 12th, 1967 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
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