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In the year 1973
585 Notable deaths
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer.
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Merian C. Cooper
American aviator, actor, director and producer (1893-1973).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Jacksonville.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in San Diego (cancer).
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Kitzbühel.
Died October 12th, 1973 at 73 years old in Innsbruck.
Jacques Maritain
French philosopher (1882–1973).
Born November 18th, 1882 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 90 years old in Toulouse.
Clara Ward
American gospel singer (1924–1973).
Born April 21st, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1973 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Vandegrift
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient and commandant of the marine corps.
Born March 13th, 1887 in Charlottesville.
Died May 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Bethesda.
Milunka Savić
Serbian war heroine (1890–1973).
Born June 24th, 1890 in Koprivnica, Novi Pazar.
Died October 5th, 1973 at 83 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Robert Watson-Watt
Physicist (1892-1973).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Brechin.
Died December 5th, 1973 at 81 years old in Inverness.
Hans Kelsen
Austrian lawyer (1881–1973).
Born October 11th, 1881 in Prague.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
Hans Globke
German politician (1898-1973).
Born September 10th, 1898 in Düsseldorf.
Died February 13th, 1973 at 74 years old in Bad Godesberg.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez