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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Max Brauer
German politician (1887-1973).
Born September 3rd, 1887 in Ottensen. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Hellmuth Kneser
German mathematician.
Born April 16th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died August 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
Prime minister of greece (1890-1973).
Born December 26th, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died July 26th, 1973 at 82 years old in Athens.
Olga Grey
Actress (1896-1973).
Born November 10th, 1896 in Budapest.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Siri Derkert
Swedish artist.
Born August 30th, 1888 in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 84 years old in Lidingö församling. [ref]
Willy Birgel
German actor (1891-1973).
Born September 19th, 1891 in Cologne.
Died December 29th, 1973 at 82 years old in Dübendorf.
D. M. S. Watson
Paleontologist.
Born June 18th, 1886 in Greater Manchester.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 87 years old in London.
Henry Stallard
British athlete.
Born April 28th, 1901 in Leeds.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 72 years old in East Sussex.
Harry Johnston
English footballer (1919-1973).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Manchester.
Died October 12th, 1973 at 54 years old in Manchester.
Robert Cushman Murphy
American ornithologist and museum curator.
Born April 29th, 1887 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1973 at 85 years old in Stony Brook. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 541
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore