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Dead at age 73

1,382 Notable deaths

Udo Voigt

German politician.

Born April 14th, 1952 in Viersen.

Died July 17th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]

Jaak Panksepp

Estonian-american neuroscientist.

Born June 5th, 1943 in Tartu.

Died April 18th, 2017 at 73 years old in Bowling Green (cancer). [ref]

Paul Wittgenstein

Austrian pianist.

Born November 5th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]

Died March 3rd, 1961 at 73 years old in Manhasset. [ref]

Don Chaffey

British film director, screenwriter, producer and art director (1917–1990).

Born August 5th, 1917 in Hastings. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1990 at 73 years old in Kawau Island (heart failure). [ref]

Geoffrey Elton

Historian.

Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen. [ref]

Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Robert Coote

British actor.

Born February 4th, 1909 in London.

Died November 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in New York City.

Alexander Poskrebyshev

Soviet politician (1891-1965).

Born August 7th, 1891.

Died January 3rd, 1965 at 73 years old in Moscow.

William Robertson

British army officer (1860-1933).

Born January 29th, 1860 in Welbourn. [ref]

Died February 12th, 1933 at 73 years old in London (thrombosis).

Olin Howland

Actor.

Born February 10th, 1886 in Denver.

Died September 20th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017).

Born June 14th, 1943 in Amsterdam.

Died February 10th, 2017 at 73 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer). [ref]

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