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Dead at age 73
1,382 Notable deaths
Kaoru Ishikaka
Japanese business theorist.
Born July 13th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 73 years old in Japan (watershed stroke).
Alfred Bester
American science fiction author.
Born December 18th, 1913 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 1987 at 73 years old in Doylestown.
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark
Queen consort of king christian x of denmark.
Born December 24th, 1879 in Schwerin.
Died December 28th, 1952 at 73 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Billie Jo Spears
Us country singer.
Born January 14th, 1938 in Beaumont. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2011 at 73 years old in Vidor (cancer). [ref]
Johannes Hentschel
German mechanic (1908-1982).
Born May 10th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died April 27th, 1982 at 73 years old in Achern.
Esma Redžepova
Macedonian-romani vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian (1943-2016).
Born August 8th, 1943 in Skopje.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 73 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Dennis W. Sciama
British physicist.
Born November 18th, 1926 in Manchester.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 73 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Everett Rogers
American academic.
Born March 6th, 1931 in Carroll.
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Emmanuelle Arsan
Thai writer, model and actress.
Born January 19th, 1932 in Bangkok.
Died June 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Chantelouve (cholangiocarcinoma).
Lillian Wald
American nurse and activist.
Born March 10th, 1867 in Cincinnati.
Died September 1st, 1940 at 73 years old in Westport (stroke).
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