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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Ptushko
Soviet animation and fantasy film director (1900-1973).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Luhansk.
Died March 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alois Podhajsky
Austrian equestrian.
Born February 24th, 1898 in Mostar.
Died May 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Rufino Santos
Catholic archbishop and cardinal.
Born August 26th, 1908 in Philippines.
Died September 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Manila.
Mary Fuller
American actress and screenwriter (1888-1973).
Born October 5th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 9th, 1973 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dickinson W. Richards
American physician, nobel prize recipient (1895-1973).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Orange.
Died February 23rd, 1973 at 77 years old in Lakeville.
Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu
Turkish minstrel and highly regarded poet.
Born October 25th, 1894 in Şarkışla.
Died March 21st, 1973 at 78 years old in Şarkışla (lung cancer).
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
German-american social philosopher (1888-1973).
Born July 6th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1973 at 84 years old in Norwich.
David Lack
British ornithologist and biologist (1910-1973).
Born July 16th, 1910 in London.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 62 years old in Oxford.
Anton Ackermann
German politician (1905-1973).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Thalheim.
Died May 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in East Berlin.
Ivan Petrovsky
Russian mathematician (1901-1973).
Born January 18th, 1901 in Sevsk. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1973 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 541
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