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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Georg Bochmann
Ss officer.
Born September 18th, 1913 in Zschorlau.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 59 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Arthur P. Jacobs
Press agent (1922-1973).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died June 27th, 1973 at 51 years old in Beverly Hills.
Joseph Szigeti
Hungarian violinist.
Born September 5th, 1892 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1973 at 80 years old in Lucerne.
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Steven Geray
Hungarian film actor (1904-1973).
Born November 10th, 1904 in Uzhhorod.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Mikhail Kalatozov
Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Born December 28th, 1903 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1973 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Melville Cooper
Actor.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Birmingham, Aston.
Died November 17th, 1973 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Minna Gombell
American actress.
Born May 28th, 1892 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1973 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Eleazar López Contreras
President of venezuela (1935–1941).
Born May 5th, 1883 in Táchira.
Died January 2nd, 1973 at 89 years old in Caracas.
Karl Ziegler
German chemist.
Born November 26th, 1898 in Helsa.
Died August 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 541
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