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In the year 1973
598 Notable deaths
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
Catholic cardinal (1887–1973).
Born November 13th, 1887 in Oteiza.
Died May 7th, 1973 at 85 years old in Rome.
Alla Tarasova
Russian soviet actress (1898–1973).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Kyiv.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Panov
Russian chess player (1906–1973).
Born November 1st, 1906 in Kozelsk.
Died January 13th, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Boris Ioganson
Russian artist (1893-1973).
Born July 25th, 1893 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Maurice René Fréchet
French mathematician (1878-1973).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Maligny. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1973 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám
Hungarian politician (1875-1973).
Born July 10th, 1875 in Debrecen.
Died July 25th, 1973 at 98 years old in Budapest.
Armando Segato
Italian footballer and manager (1930-1973).
Born May 3rd, 1930 in Vicenza.
Died February 19th, 1973 at 42 years old in Florence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ludwik Gintel
Polish footballer (1899-1973).
Born September 26th, 1899 in Kraków.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 73 years old in Tel Aviv.
Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel
Italian fencer (1888-1973).
Died June 1st, 1973 at 85 years old in Poirino. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)