Dead at age 73
1,547 Notable deaths
Carlos Prío Socarrás
President of cuba (1903-1977).
Born July 14th, 1903 in Bahía Honda.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 73 years old in Miami.
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author (1929–2002).
Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer). [ref]
J. D. Sumner
American singer (1924–1998).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Lakeland.
Died November 16th, 1998 at 73 years old in Myrtle Beach.
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Queen consort of king christian x of denmark (1879–1952).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Schwerin.
Died December 28th, 1952 at 73 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician.
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Charles A. Beard
American historian (1874-1948).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Knightstown.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 73 years old in New Haven.
César Manrique
Spanish artist, architect, sculptor and nature activist from lanzarote..
Born April 24th, 1919 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1992 at 73 years old in Tahiche (traffic collision). [ref]
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer (1911–1985).
Born October 11th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died September 3rd, 1985 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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]
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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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson