In the year 1973
597 Notable deaths
George Sisler
American baseball player and coach (1893-1973).
Born March 24th, 1893 in Manchester.
Died March 26th, 1973 at 80 years old in Richmond Heights.
Ted de Corsia
American actor (1903-1973).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Brooklyn.
Died April 11th, 1973 at 69 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).
Nino Bravo
Spanish recording artist; singer (1944-1973).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Aielo de Malferit.
Died April 16th, 1973 at 28 years old in Villarrubio (car collision).
Douglas Kennedy
American supporting actor (1915-1973).
Born September 14th, 1915 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 1973 at 57 years old in Honolulu (cancer).
Dalip Singh Saund
Indian-born american politician (1899-1973).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Amritsar.
Died April 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Bill Everett
Comic book writer-artist.
Born May 18th, 1917 in Cambridge.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 55 years old in New York City.
Selman Abraham Waksman
American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered streptomycin and many antibiotics.
Born July 22nd, 1888 in Nova Priluka.
Died August 16th, 1973 at 85 years old in Woods Hole. [ref]
Sajjad Zaheer
Marxist writer and organiser.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Lucknow.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 67 years old in Almaty.
Harold B. Lee
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born March 28th, 1899 in Clifton. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1973 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Ragnar Frisch
Norwegian economist (1895–1973).
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Christiania.
Died January 31st, 1973 at 77 years old in Oslo (stroke).
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black