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Dead at age 73

1,382 Notable deaths

J. D. Sumner

American singer.

Born November 19th, 1924 in Lakeland.

Died November 16th, 1998 at 73 years old in Myrtle Beach.

William Margold

American pornographic actor (1943-2017).

Born October 2nd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 18th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).

Alan Aldridge

English artist, graphic designer and illustrator.

Born June 1st, 1943 in London. [ref]

Died February 17th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Gil Kane

Latvian-born american comic book artist.

Born April 6th, 1926 in Riga.

Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Aventura (lymphoma). [ref]

Giuseppe Peano

Italian mathematician.

Born August 27th, 1858 in Spinetta. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1932 at 73 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading christian existentialist.

Born December 7th, 1899 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died October 8th, 1973 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Nickolas Muray

American photographer and fencer.

Born February 15th, 1892 in Szeged. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 1965 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]

Joseph Brooks

American director and composer (1938-2011).

Born March 11th, 1938 in New York City.

Died May 22nd, 2011 at 73 years old in New York City (asphyxia). [ref]

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017).

Born October 16th, 1943 in Motherwell.

Died March 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old [ref]

Fabian von Schlabrendorff

German jurist, soldier, and member of the resistance against adolf hitler (1907-1980).

Born July 1st, 1907 in Halle (Saale).

Died September 3rd, 1980 at 73 years old in Wiesbaden.

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