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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Mary Wigman
German dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor.
Born November 13th, 1886 in Hanover. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1973 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Wilfred Rhodes
Cricket player of england. (1877-1973).
Born October 29th, 1877 in Kirkheaton.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 95 years old in Poole.
Sun Fo
Chinese politician (1891-1973).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Zhongshan.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 81 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
Haim Ginott
Psychologist.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1973 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
Asger Jorn
Danish artist (1914-1973).
Born March 3rd, 1914 in Vejrum Parish. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1973 at 59 years old in Aarhus. [ref]
Robert Scholl
Württembergian politician (1891-1973).
Born April 13th, 1891 in Mainhardt.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 82 years old in Munich.
Frankie Frisch
American baseball player and manager (1898–1973).
Born September 9th, 1898 in The Bronx.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Wilmington (traffic collision).
Gene L. Coon
American screenwriter, tv producer and novelist, best known for his work on star trek.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Beatrice. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1973 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Ernest Truex
Actor (1889-1973).
Born September 19th, 1889 in Kansas City.
Died June 27th, 1973 at 83 years old in Fallbrook (myocardial infarction).
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 541
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde