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Dead at age 73
1,382 Notable deaths
Basil Sydney
English actor.
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Essex. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in London (respiratory disease). [ref]
Gino Strada
Italian physician (1948-2021).
Born April 21st, 1948 in Sesto San Giovanni. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2021 at 73 years old in Honfleur (heart failure). [ref]
Ellen Meiksins Wood
American marxist scholar.
Born April 12th, 1942 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Ottawa (cancer). [ref]
Viguen
Iranian singer and actor.
Born November 23rd, 1929 in Hamadan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Paul Wegener
German actor (1874-1948).
Born December 11th, 1874 in Jarantowice. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1948 at 73 years old in Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Philip Dorn
Dutch actor (1901-1975).
Born September 30th, 1901 in Scheveningen.
Died May 9th, 1975 at 73 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Bryan Sykes
British geneticist and science writer (1947–2020).
Born September 9th, 1947 in Eltham. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Max Theiler
South african-american virologist and doctor.
Born January 30th, 1899 in Pretoria.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 73 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Bechara El Khoury
First president of lebanon (1890-1964).
Born August 10th, 1890 in Rechmaya.
Died January 11th, 1964 at 73 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Keiji Nakazawa
Japanese manga artist (1939-2012).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Naka-ku.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 73 years old in Hiroshima (lung cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon