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Dead at age 73

1,382 Notable deaths

Gordon Jenkins

American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s.

Born May 12th, 1910 in Webster Groves. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1984 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Elsa Morante

Italian novelist.

Born August 18th, 1912 in Rome. [ref]

Died November 25th, 1985 at 73 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Maurice Costello

American actor and film director (1877-1950).

Born February 22nd, 1877 in Pittsburgh.

Died October 30th, 1950 at 73 years old in Hollywood.

Lionel Penrose

British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist.

Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]

Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]

Zbigniew Herbert

Polish writer and poet (1924-1998).

Born October 29th, 1924 in Lviv. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1998 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Juano Hernández

Puerto rican actor (1896-1970).

Born July 19th, 1896 in San Juan.

Died July 17th, 1970 at 73 years old in San Juan (cerebral hemorrhage).

Giorgio Almirante

Italian politician (1914–1988).

Born June 27th, 1914 in Salsomaggiore Terme. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 1988 at 73 years old in Rome (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]

Ninian Smart

British academic (1927-2001).

Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge. [ref]

Died January 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster.

Iqbal Bano

Pakistani singer (1935-2009).

Born August 27th, 1935 in Delhi.

Died April 21st, 2009 at 73 years old in Lahore.

Edwin Barclay

Liberian politician (1882-1955).

Born January 5th, 1882 in Liberia.

Died November 6th, 1955 at 73 years old in Liberia.

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