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Dead at age 73

1,382 Notable deaths

Jack Adams

Canadian professional hockey player (1894-1968).

Born June 14th, 1894 in Fort William.

Died May 1st, 1968 at 73 years old in Detroit.

Richard Addinsell

English film score composer.

Born January 13th, 1904 in London. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1977 at 73 years old in London.

Efim Geller

Soviet chess player.

Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.

Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst

German politician.

Born April 20th, 1919 in Brunswick.

Died January 26th, 1993 at 73 years old in Bonn.

Slick Watts

American basketball player.

Born July 22nd, 1951 in Rolling Fork. [ref]

Died March 15th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]

Andrej Hlinka

Slovak roman catholic priest and politician (1864-1938).

Born September 27th, 1864 in Ružomberok. [ref]

Died August 16th, 1938 at 73 years old in Ružomberok. [ref]

Frank Friday Fletcher

United states navy medal of honor recipient (1855-1928).

Born November 23rd, 1855 in Oskaloosa.

Died November 28th, 1928 at 73 years old in New York City.

Lamberto Maggiorani

Actor (1909-1983).

Born August 28th, 1909 in Rome. [ref]

Died April 22nd, 1983 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]

Bernard Blier

French character actor.

Born January 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1989 at 73 years old in Saint-Cloud (prostate cancer). [ref]

Arthur Wynne

Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945).

Born June 22nd, 1871 in Liverpool.

Died January 14th, 1945 at 73 years old in Clearwater.

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