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In the year 1973
586 Notable deaths
Hans Schlemmer
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893-1973).
Born January 18th, 1893 in Nesselwang.
Died June 26th, 1973 at 80 years old in Bad Kreuznach. [ref]
William Benton
American politician (1900–1973).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1973 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hellmuth Kneser
German mathematician.
Born April 16th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died August 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Sergio Tofano
Italian actor (1886-1973).
Born August 20th, 1886 in Rome.
Died October 28th, 1973 at 87 years old in Rome.
D. M. S. Watson
Paleontologist.
Born June 18th, 1886 in Greater Manchester.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 87 years old in London.
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
Prime minister of greece (1890-1973).
Born December 26th, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died July 26th, 1973 at 82 years old in Athens.
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.
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.
Willem Hesselink
Dutch footballer (1878–1973).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Arnhem.
Died December 15th, 1973 at 95 years old in Bennekom.
Mary Gawthorpe
British suffragist.
Born January 12th, 1881 in Leeds. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1973 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks