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Dead at age 73
1,353 Notable deaths
Cole Porter
American composer and songwriter (1891–1964).
Died October 15th, 1964 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure). [ref]
Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist (1887–1961).
Born August 12th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).
Peter Green
British blues rock guitarist.
Born October 29th, 1946 in London.
Died July 25th, 2020 at 73 years old in Canvey Island. [ref]
Jimmy Snuka
Fijian professional wrestler (1943-2017).
Died January 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Pompano Beach (stomach cancer). [ref]
Bela Lugosi
Hungarian-american actor (1882–1956).
Born October 20th, 1882 in Lugoj. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1956 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Agnes Moorehead
American actress (1900-1974).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Clinton.
Died April 30th, 1974 at 73 years old in Rochester (uterine cancer).
Fred Thompson
American politician and actor (1942-2015).
Born August 19th, 1942 in Sheffield.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 73 years old in Nashville (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
M. C. Escher
Dutch graphic artist (1898-1972).
Born June 17th, 1898 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1972 at 73 years old in Laren, Hilversum. [ref]
Issei Sagawa
Japanese murderer.
Born April 26th, 1949 in Kōbe.
Died November 24th, 2022 at 73 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Konstantin Chernenko
General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1911-1985).
Born September 24th, 1911 in Bolshaya Tes.
Died March 10th, 1985 at 73 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis, cardiac arrest).
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