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In the year 1973
585 Notable deaths
Eve Miller
Actress (1923-1973).
Born August 8th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 50 years old in Van Nuys.
Claire Dodd
American actress (1908/1911–1973).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Baxter.
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 61 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Andy Razaf
Malagasy-american poet, composer and lyricist (1895-1973).
Born December 16th, 1895 in Madagascar. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1973 at 77 years old in Hollywood (cancer, kidney failure). [ref]
Vsevolod Ivanovich of Russia
Russian prince (1914-1973).
Born January 20th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 59 years old in London.
Monika Ertl
Revolutionary (1937-1973).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Munich.
Died May 12th, 1973 at 35 years old in El Alto.
Minna Gombell
American actress.
Born May 28th, 1892 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1973 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
E. Stanley Jones
Methodist missionary and theologian (1884-1973).
Born January 3rd, 1884 in Baltimore.
Died January 25th, 1973 at 89 years old in Bareilly.
Eleazar López Contreras
President of venezuela (1935–1941).
Born May 5th, 1883 in Táchira.
Died January 2nd, 1973 at 89 years old in Caracas.
Walter Rudolf Hess
Swiss physiologist (1881-1973).
Born March 17th, 1881 in Frauenfeld. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1973 at 92 years old in Muralto. [ref]
Joseph Szigeti
Hungarian violinist.
Born September 5th, 1892 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1973 at 80 years old in Lucerne.
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