Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1973
586 Notable deaths
Damian (Kokoneshi)
Albanian bishop.
Born October 26th, 1886 in Llëngë.
Died October 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Pogradec.
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]
Averky Aristov
Soviet diplomat (1903-1973).
Born November 4th, 1903 in Krasnyy Yar.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Konstantin Vershinin
Commander of the soviet air force (1900-1973).
Died December 30th, 1973 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Vera Panova
Soviet writer, playwright, journalist, screenwriter (1905-1973).
Born March 20th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1973 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Konstantinos Dovas
Greek politician (1898-1973).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Konitsa.
Died July 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Athens.
Willy Birgel
German actor (1891-1973).
Born September 19th, 1891 in Cologne.
Died December 29th, 1973 at 82 years old in Dübendorf.
Olga Grey
Actress (1896-1973).
Born November 10th, 1896 in New York City.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Vivian Watkins
American politician.
Born December 18th, 1886 in Midway.
Died September 1st, 1973 at 86 years old in Orem.
Andrei Abrikosov
Soviet actor (1906-1973).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Simferopol.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 586
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø