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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Herbert Graf
Austrian-american theatre director (1903-1973).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Pixinguinha
Brazilian composer.
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 17th, 1973 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Vilhelm Moberg
Swedish author and historian.
Born August 20th, 1898 in Moshultamåla. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1973 at 74 years old in Väddö (drowning). [ref]
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]
Eddie Condon
Us musician.
Born November 16th, 1905 in Indiana. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
A. Edward Sutherland
Actor, film director (1895-1973).
Born January 5th, 1895 in London.
Died December 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
J. Hans D. Jensen
German nuclear physicist.
Born June 25th, 1907 in Hamburg.
Died February 11th, 1973 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
Józef Unrug
Polish vice-admiral (1884-1973).
Born October 7th, 1884 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died February 28th, 1973 at 88 years old in Lailly-en-Val.
Monika Ertl
Revolutionary (1937-1973).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Munich.
Died May 12th, 1973 at 35 years old in El Alto.
Bruno Maderna
Italian conductor and composer (1920-1973).
Born April 21st, 1920 in Venice, Chioggia. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1973 at 53 years old in Darmstadt (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 541
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare