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In the year 1973
568 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Bill Everett
Comic book writer-artist.
Born May 18th, 1917 in Cambridge.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 55 years old in New York City.
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).
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).
Sidney Farber
American physician (1903-1973).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Buffalo.
Died March 30th, 1973 at 69 years old in Boston.
Ragnar Frisch
Norwegian economist.
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Christiania. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1973 at 77 years old in Oslo (stroke).
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).
Sajjad Zaheer
Marxist writer and organiser.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Lucknow.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 67 years old in Almaty.
John Creasey
English writer (1908–1973).
Born September 17th, 1908 in Southfields.
Died June 9th, 1973 at 64 years old in Salisbury (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 568
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson