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In the year 1973
568 Notable deaths
Jasper Maskelyne
British stage magician (1902–1973).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Wandsworth.
Died March 15th, 1973 at 70 years old in Nairobi.
Howard H. Aiken
Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind ibm's harvard mark i computer (1900-1973).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1973 at 73 years old in St. Louis.
Walt Kelly
American cartoonist (1913-1973).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Conrad Aiken
American novelist and poet.
Born August 5th, 1889 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1973 at 84 years old in Savannah, Brewster. [ref]
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist.
Born December 25th, 1886 in St. John the Baptist Parish.
Died January 23rd, 1973 at 86 years old in Honolulu.
Cicely Mary Barker
British artist (1895-1973).
Born June 28th, 1895 in London Borough of Croydon, Croydon. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1973 at 77 years old in Worthing Hospital. [ref]
Harold B. Lee
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born March 28th, 1899 in Clifton.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
President of mexico (1952-1958).
Born December 30th, 1890 in Veracruz.
Died December 3rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Mexico City.
Katina Paxinou
Greek actress (1900-1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
Harold Hotelling
American statistician and econometrician (1895-1973).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Fulda.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 568
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker