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In the year 1973
585 Notable deaths
C. H. Dodd
British theologian.
Born April 7th, 1884 in Wrexham.
Died September 21st, 1973 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Willy Fritsch
German-silesian actor (1901-1973).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Katowice.
Died July 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Helen Parkhurst
American educator, author, and lecturer (1886-1973).
Born January 3rd, 1887 in Durand. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1973 at 86 years old in Milford.
István Kertész
Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1929-1973).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1973 at 43 years old in Herzliya (drowning). [ref]
Ōten Shimokawa
Japanese animator.
Born May 2nd, 1892 in Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture.
Died May 28th, 1973 at 81 years old in Noda.
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]
Vladimir Vavilov
Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer (1925-1973).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1973 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg (pancreatic cancer).
Kane Richmond
American actor (1906-1973).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Minneapolis.
Died March 22nd, 1973 at 66 years old in Corona del Mar.
Alina Szapocznikow
Polish sculptor (1926-1973).
Born May 16th, 1926 in Kalisz. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1973 at 46 years old in Passy (breast cancer). [ref]
Alois Hába
Czech music educator and composer (1893-1973).
Born June 21st, 1893 in Vizovice. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1973 at 80 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 585
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