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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Gram Parsons
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 5th, 1946 in Winter Haven. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1973 at 26 years old in Joshua Tree (drug overdose). [ref]
Edward G. Robinson
Romanian-american actor (1893-1973).
Born December 12th, 1893 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1973 at 79 years old in Hollywood (bladder cancer). [ref]
Frank Costello
American mobster.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Cassano allo Ionio.
Died February 18th, 1973 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Salvador Allende
28th president of chile (1908–1973).
Born June 26th, 1908 in Valparaíso.
Died September 11th, 1973 at 65 years old in Santiago.
Hans Albert Einstein
Swiss-american engineer and educator (1904-1973).
Died July 26th, 1973 at 69 years old in Woods Hole (heart failure). [ref]
W. H. Auden
Anglo-american poet.
Born February 21st, 1907 in York. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli politician, zionist leader, prime minister of israel (1886–1973).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Płońsk. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1973 at 87 years old in Ramat Gan (stroke). [ref]
Noël Coward
English playwright, composer, actor and singer (1899-1973).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Teddington. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Firefly Estate (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Veronica Lake
American actor (1922-1973).
Born November 14th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1973 at 50 years old in Burlington (hepatitis, kidney failure). [ref]
John Ford
American film director.
Born February 1st, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1973 at 79 years old in Palm Desert (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 541
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