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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Israel Albert Horowitz
American chess player.
Born November 15th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died January 18th, 1973 at 65 years old in New York City.
Hendrik Elias
Politician (1902-1973).
Born June 12th, 1902 in Machelen. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1973 at 70 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Patricia Avery
Silent film actress (1902-1973).
Born November 12th, 1902 in Boston.
Died August 21st, 1973 at 70 years old in La Crescenta-Montrose (disease).
Viktor de Kowa
German actor (1904-1973).
Born March 8th, 1904 in Przesieczany. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1973 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Guido Morselli
Italian writer.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Bologna.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 60 years old in Varese (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Lorenzo Fernández
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1973).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Redondela.
Died November 16th, 1973 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Vasyl Velychkovsky
Ukrainian bishop (1903-1973).
Born June 1st, 1903 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died June 30th, 1973 at 70 years old in Winnipeg.
Manuel Rojas
Chilean writer and journalist.
Born January 8th, 1896 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 11th, 1973 at 77 years old in Santiago.
Oskar Halecki
Polish historian (1891-1973).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1973 at 82 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Zhang Shizhao
Chinese politician (1881-1973).
Born March 20th, 1881 in Changsha.
Died July 1st, 1973 at 92 years old in Hong Kong.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 541
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