In the year 1973
566 Notable deaths
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 (1898–1973).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Kuzma Galitsky
Soviet general (1897–1973).
Born October 24th, 1897 in Taganrog.
Died March 14th, 1973 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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.
Brigitte Reimann
German writer.
Born July 21st, 1933 in Burg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 39 years old in East Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 401 to 410 of 566
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel