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In the year 1973
566 Notable deaths
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.
Averky Aristov
Soviet diplomat (1903-1973).
Born November 4th, 1903 in Krasnyy Yar.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 69 years old in Vienna.
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]
Konstantinos Dovas
Greek politician (1898-1973).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Konitsa.
Died July 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Kingdom of Greece.
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc
Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer (1900–1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Graz.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Marian Kukiel
Polish general, historian, social and political activist.
Born May 15th, 1885 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.
Died August 15th, 1973 at 88 years old in London.
Sergio Tofano
Italian actor (1886-1973).
Born August 20th, 1886 in Rome.
Died October 28th, 1973 at 87 years old in Rome.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 566
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