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Dead at age 73
1,548 Notable deaths
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]
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
British explorer (1886-1959).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Bedford.
Died May 18th, 1959 at 73 years old in Piccadilly.
Otto Braun
German communist writer (1900–1974).
Born September 28th, 1900 in Ismaning.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 73 years old in Varna.
Michael Spindler
Apple ceo 1993–1996 (1942–2016).
Born December 22nd, 1942 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 2016 at 73 years old in Mougins. [ref]
Uļjana Semjonova
Latvian basketball player.
Born March 9th, 1952 in Zarasai.
Died January 8th, 2026 at 73 years old in Riga. [ref]
Rafael Hernández Marín
Puerto rican musician, united states army soldier (1891–1965).
Born October 24th, 1892 in Aguadilla.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 73 years old in San Juan (cancer).
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]
Elsa Morante
Italian novelist.
Born August 18th, 1912 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1985 at 73 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (1939–2013).
Born October 25th, 1939 in Hillister.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 73 years old in Bellevue (cancer).
Michael Maltese
American screenwriter and actor (1908–1981).
Born February 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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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