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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Myrna Fahey
American actress (1933-1973).
Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Allan Lane
Actor (1909-1973).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Mishawaka.
Died October 27th, 1973 at 64 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading christian existentialist.
Born December 7th, 1899 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1973 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Hartman
American actor and dancer (1904-1973).
Born March 1st, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
British anthropologist.
Born September 21st, 1902 in Sussex, Crowborough. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1973 at 70 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Gerard Kuiper
Netherlands-born american astronomer.
Born December 8th, 1905 in Harenkarspel. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1973 at 68 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cleo Moore
Actress, businesswoman.
Born October 31st, 1929 in Baton Rouge. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1973 at 43 years old in Inglewood (myocardial infarction).
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926-1973).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Klagenfurt. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1973 at 47 years old in Rome. [ref]
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
German diplomat and righteous among the nations (1904-1973).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died February 16th, 1973 at 68 years old in Bremen.
Osman Fuad
Ottoman general (1895-1973).
Born February 24th, 1895 in Çırağan Palace.
Died May 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nice.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 541
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