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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Willem Hesselink
Dutch footballer (1878-1973).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Arnhem.
Died December 1st, 1973 at 95 years old in Bennekom.
Ira S. Bowen
American physicist and astronomer.
Born December 21st, 1898 in Seneca Falls.
Died February 6th, 1973 at 74 years old
Tomoji Abe
Japanese novelist, social critic, humanist and translator.
Born June 26th, 1903 in Mimasaka.
Died April 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer).
Kurt Thomas
German composer, conductor, music educator.
Born May 25th, 1904 in Tönning. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1973 at 68 years old in Bad Oeynhausen. [ref]
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer.
Born October 27th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Constantin Daicoviciu
Romanian historian of antiquity and archaeologist (1898-1973).
Born March 1st, 1898 in Constantin Daicoviciu.
Died May 27th, 1973 at 75 years old in Cluj-Napoca (myocardial infarction).
Walter Krüger
German general and knight's cross recipients (1892-1973).
Born March 23rd, 1892 in Zeitz.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Émile Reuter
Prime minister of luxembourg (1874-1973).
Born August 2nd, 1874 in Bofferdange.
Died February 14th, 1973 at 98 years old in Luxembourg.
Adolfo Zumelzú
Argentine footballer (1902-1973).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1973 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lester Lane
Basketball player.
Born March 6th, 1932 in Purcell.
Died September 6th, 1973 at 41 years old in Norman.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 541
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