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Dead at age 73
2,046 Notable deaths
Jean Breuer
German track cyclist.
Born December 23rd, 1951 in Hürth. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]
Leonid Gissen
Russian rower.
Born June 28th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died February 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Taisto Kangasniemi
Olympic wrestler (1924-1997).
Born April 2nd, 1924 in Kankaanpää.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Kangasala.
Henry Kaltenbrunn
South african cyclist (1897-1971).
Born May 15th, 1897 in Vryburg.
Died February 15th, 1971 at 73 years old in Benoni.
Rudolf Degermark
Gymnast (1886–1960).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Piteå city Parish.
Died May 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Västerled.
Xaver Affentranger
Ski jumper and nordic combined skier.
Born December 1st, 1897 in Switzerland.
Died January 9th, 1971 at 73 years old [ref]
Jo van Heutsz
Dutch general (1851-1924).
Born February 3rd, 1851 in Coevorden.
Died July 11th, 1924 at 73 years old in Montreux.
Joachim Pirsch
German rower (1914–1988).
Born October 26th, 1914.
Died August 25th, 1988 at 73 years old
Alfred Engelsen
Gymnast (1893-1966).
Born January 16th, 1893 in Bergen.
Died September 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Tvedestrand Municipality.
Georgi Iwanowitsch Tschelpanow
Ukrainian and russian philosopher (1862–1936).
Born April 28th, 1862 in Mariupol.
Died February 13th, 1936 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 1951 to 1960 of 2046
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir