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In the year 1973
568 Notable deaths
B. S. Johnson
British writer.
Born February 5th, 1933 in Hammersmith. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1973 at 40 years old in London. [ref]
Laurens Hammond
American inventor.
Born January 11th, 1895 in Evanston.
Died July 3rd, 1973 at 78 years old in Cornwall.
Coleman Francis
B-movie director, actor (1919-1973).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Oklahoma.
Died January 15th, 1973 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Finnish chemist and professor.
Born January 15th, 1895 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1973 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Nikos Zachariadis
Greek politician (1903-1973).
Born May 10th, 1903 in Edirne.
Died August 1st, 1973 at 70 years old in Surgut.
Konrad Meyer-Hetling
Ss officer (1901-1973).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.
Richard Titmuss
British sociologist (1907–1973).
Born October 16th, 1907.
Died April 6th, 1973 at 65 years old
Károly Kerényi
Hungarian classical philologist (1897-1973).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Timișoara. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Kilchberg. [ref]
Masayuki Mori
Actor.
Born January 13th, 1911 in Sapporo. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1973 at 62 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Mary Carr
American film actress (1874-1973).
Born March 14th, 1874 in Germantown. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1973 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 568
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